Torture, killings and human rights violations reported in Syria
Widespread torture, killings and human rights violations have allegedly been committed in Syria, according to the Chairperson of the UN Committee against Torture. Claudio Grossman spoke at a meeting in Geneva which took…
16 May 2012 / Listen /Trial of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic underway
The trial of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic gets underway at The Hague with a stern warning…
16 May 2012 / Listen /Maternal deaths drop by nearly half over the past 20 years
The number of women worldwide dying from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth has dropped by nearly half over…
16 May 2012 / Listen /UN expert on sexual violence in conflict travels to Colombia
A senior UN official is travelling to Colombia on Wednesday in efforts to combat impunity for crimes of sexual…
16 May 2012 / Listen /More than half of South Sudanese to face food insecurity
Over half the population of South Sudan, or some 4.7 million people, are at risk of going hungry this…
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