"Forced marriages constitute a serious violation of human rights and the rights of the child," said Dennis McKinlay, Executive Director of UNICEF NZ, in response to the story of a 17 year-old woman forced into a marriage and held against her …Continue Reading

Following human rights groups' complaints of rampant torture of inmates, Iraq's government has moved to take control of the country's makeshift prisons.Continue Reading

A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights.Continue Reading

GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 384 children have been killed during Syria's 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told Reute…Continue Reading

By Jeremy Bloom Campaigner, Central America Team,
Five days ago we started an exciting new faxjam action – calling on our members and social media supporters around the world to send a fax to the Attorney General of Guatemala on behalf of human rig…Continue Reading

Amnesty International on Friday called on Zimbabwean authorities to refrain from manipulating the country's laws to harass human rights activists and opponents of veteran President Robert Mugabe.Continue Reading