The following is a first-hand account with an 11 year old resident of Daraya in Syria. Daraya has been under siege for the past year by the Syrian government. “My name is Maher (11). I am from besieged Daraya. I have been here under...

The Central African Republic is on the brink of a human catastrophe. Since the Seleka coalition of armed groups ousted President François Bozizé and took power in March, violence in the country has spiralled out of control. Join our...

The coming year is the deadline for the foreign forces to leave Afghanistan. During the past 10 years of occupation Afghan women activists have campaigned for their rights through various channels and achieved to attract international...

One year ago, the UN General Assembly voted to recognize Palestinian statehood . In the year since then, the Palestinian leadership has taken no statesmanlike steps. It has not signed any UN treaties that would protect human rights, or...

English version after an extract in Chinese －－－－start in Chinese----------- 华维藏团结会致即将访华的英国首相公开信 要求将人权问题置于首位，会见人权捍卫者，向媒体公开关于人权问题的声明，尤其直接向中共领导人提出下列问题：废除所有形式的任意拘押; 释放包括刘晓波、凯雷姆·阿不都外力（Kerem Abduweli）和所有其他良心犯; 立即批准国际公民权利和政治权利国际公约；立即废除死刑，...