Civil and political rights

FREEDOM OF THOUGHT: Interview with persecuted young atheist in Erbil
30/May/2014 News
A teenage school student from Erbil has made headlines after it was revealed that he was imprisoned in solitary confinement, severely tortured, simply for openly saying that he is an atheist.
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PAKISTAN: Mourning the loss of a prominent human rights defender
29/May/2014 News
Human rights lawyer and activist murdered by unknown assailants in his office.  
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NEPAL: Bogus orphan trade fuelled by rise in 'voluntourism'
28/May/2014 News
Poor parents routinely duped into sending children to homes where owners use them to extract money from foreign visitors.
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OPT: Killing of Palestinian teenagers in West Bank elicits UN call for prompt investigation
27/May/2014 News
Israeli security forces allegedly shot and killed the two Palestinian teenagers taking part in a demonstration.
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OPT: Israeli forces shoot and kill two Palestinian teenagers near Ramallah
21/May/2014 News
Teenagers fatally shot by Israeli forces outside Ofer military prison while taking part in a demonstration.
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Supplementary submission to CRC on the protection of child rights in India
20/May/2014 Alternative Report
The report by the Zo Indigenous Forum to the Committee on the rights of the Child (CRC) focusses on the developments and...
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Response to UK’s initial report on CRC OPSC
20/May/2014 Alternative Report
The Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) submits a response to the List of Issues on the UK’s initial report...
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Supplementary submission to CRC on the gender inequality in Indonesia
20/May/2014 Alternative Report
The submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by Equality Now, and the Indonesian-based Kalyanamitra,...
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Supplementary submission to CRC on the enforced disappearances in Timor-Leste
20/May/2014 Alternative Report
This report by Aliansi Nasionál Timor-Leste ba Tribunál Internasionál (ANTI) to the Committee on the Rights of the Child...
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Supplementary submission to CRC on the medicalization of FGM in Indonesia
20/May/2014 Alternative Report
This report by TERRE DES FEMMES (TDF) addresses the implementation of article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the...
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