Civil and political rights

United Nations strives to set up temporary classrooms and scale up the food stocks for children amidst continued fighting and brutal violence in CAR.

Children in The Gambia have joined millions around the world to vote for the 2014 ‘Child Rights Hero’ that pits Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai, who fights for girls’ right to education and was shot by the Taliban as a result; John Wood from the USA, who for over 15 years has given millions of children in 10 countries access to libraries and education; and Indira Ranamagar, for her 20-year struggle for children of prisoners in Nepal.  

Death penalty gets suspended in Washington by the state governor, in a move to engage officials to "join a growing national conversation about capital punishment."

The UN Secretary-General has announced the job opening for the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to replace Navi Pillay whose term will end on 31 August 2014. The deadline to submit applications is 17 March 2014.