Informes

The UPR Working Group examined the human rights record of Sierra Leone on 5 May 2011. The five-person delegation was headed by Mr Franklyn Bai Kargbo, Attorney General and Minister of Justice. During his introductory statement,…

The Hague - On May 6, 2011, the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) to support the rehabilitation of victim survivors of sexual and gender-based violence…

IWPR producer returns to Goma to extend the reach of human rights programme and work with reporters on a new multimedia website. By IWPR - International Justice - ICC 4 May 11 Following the completion of internships for two…

Key Issues The latest UNHCR registration figures (4/5) for refugees in Liberia are 45,615 individually registered and 120,192 influx-emergency registrations. On (1/5) UNHCR and NGOs met with the refugee community to discuss the move to the Little Wlebo…

NEW YORK, 4 May 2011 – Making sure girls and women have equal access to quality education is key to sustainable economic development, UNICEF said today, as the world celebrates Global Action Week on Education. This year’s…

Essays by Peter Singer, Rick and Kay Warren, Anne Mulcahy, Jennifer Garner and others on why investments in maternal and child health care in developing countries are good for America In commemoration of Mother’s Day, Save…

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) includes the use of rape and sexual terror as a tactic of war in the conflict-affected eastern provinces, as well as pervasive violence…

Seventeenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural, including the right to development Summary Over the past three decades, gender-based violence as a form of discrimination against women has become increasingly visible…

Introduction The UK Government is determined to help reduce the inequalities of opportunity we see around the world today. We believe that promoting global prosperity is both a moral duty and in the UK’s national interest. Aid…

Emphasis on training female journalists helps highlight sexual violence and other human rights abuses in east of country. By IWPR - International Justice - ICC In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region still affected…