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13 Mar 2014

Pakistani authorities block medical access to mentally ill British prisoner

Authorities in Pakistan are refusing to allow access for an independent medical assessment of a British man sentenced to death earlier this year on blasphemy charges.
13 Mar 2014

Iran executes 331 for drugs offences with UN and European support

Iran executed 331 people for drug-related charges in 2013, a new report published by the non-profit organisation Iran Human Rights reveals.
12 Mar 2014

Guantánamo prisoner launches historic legal challenge

A gravely ill Yemeni man has become the first Guantánamo Bay prisoner to have his claims of abuse at the military base considered by a US court of law.
10 Mar 2014

Amnesty briefs US politicians on 'dealing with the past' in Northern Ireland

Amnesty International is to brief US politicians on the ongoing failure to adequately investigate past human rights violations and abuses in Northern Ireland.
10 Mar 2014

Pope in 'positive' meeting with head of World Council of Churches

Pope Francis met with Rev Olav Fykse Tveit, Secretary General of the World Council of Churches, on 7 March in an encounter described as "very positive".
8 Mar 2014

Faith-based groups urge more access to HIV treatment

Faith-based groups, with the United Nations, have urged expansion of access to anti-retroviral treatment for persons living with HIV and AIDS.
7 Mar 2014

World Evangelical Alliance CEO to stand down after nine years

The CEO of the World Evangelical Alliance has told its Council that he will not be seeking a third term in the beginning of 2015.
6 Mar 2014

UN deputy chief to brief Security Council from Kiev

UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson met today (6 March) with Ukrainian community leaders in Kiev, and will brief the Security Council on the situation later today.
5 Mar 2014

One-year countdown to end ‘human safaris’ in India

Survival International has launched a one-year countdown timer to end ‘human safaris’ to the vulnerable Jarawa tribe on India’s Andamans Islands.
3 Mar 2014

UN Deputy Secretary-General heads to Ukraine

The UN has announced that Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson is heading to Ukraine to get an understanding of the situation on the ground in the ongoing crisis.

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13 Mar 2014

Pakistani authorities block medical access to mentally ill British prisoner

Authorities in Pakistan are refusing to allow access for an independent medical assessment of a British man sentenced to death earlier this year on blasphemy charges.
13 Mar 2014

Charity exposes true scale of 'revenge evictions'

Tenants across the country are facing ‘revenge evictions’ just for speaking up about bad conditions, a Shelter study has found.
13 Mar 2014

Iran executes 331 for drugs offences with UN and European support

Iran executed 331 people for drug-related charges in 2013, a new report published by the non-profit organisation Iran Human Rights reveals.
12 Mar 2014

Labour deserts the workers and joins IDS over unemployment

A young man I know, (I’ll call him David) who left school just before the global banking crisis, was very keen to get out into the world of work and get a job. His politeness and enthusiasm paid off, and he got a minimum wage job with a discount store, where he worked hard and was always ready to get on his bicycle and go in at short notice, to cover staff absences etc. Then, David became old enough to be paid the adult minimum wage, and was no longer wanted. He had become more expensive, so was sent back to the Jobcentre, his loyalty and hard work disregarded.
12 Mar 2014

Guantánamo prisoner launches historic legal challenge

A gravely ill Yemeni man has become the first Guantánamo Bay prisoner to have his claims of abuse at the military base considered by a US court of law.
12 Mar 2014

Tributes paid to Bob Crow from across the political spectrum

Tributes have been paid from across the poltical spectrum to Bob Crow, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, who died yesterday at the age of 52.