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By Benjamin Sand KIandahar, Afghanistan 31 July 2006 NATO transfer ceremony in southern Afghanistan NATO forces officially took command of security operations in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition force, as the country faces its worst
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 31 August 2006 Uzbek women sit in a tent at a bleak refugee camp 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Uzbek border in Kyrgyzstan (File photo) Human Rights Watch says Kyrgyzstan is not protecting asylum seekers and refugees and is
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 June 2007 Across Africa, poverty and a tradition of putting children in the care of the extended family have led many parents to send their young children, especially daughters, to cities. There they often end up working in
By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 February 2006 Demonstrators protest in front of the White House about conditions in Sudan, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Washington A leading human rights group says mil
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 August 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will not stop its offensive in Lebanon, until an international peacekeeping force is in place in southern Lebanon. Mr. Olmert's comments come as Hezbollah militant
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 27 February 2007 watch Genealogy report Strom Thurmond and Al Sharpton A new genealogical study shows that a prominent African-American civil rights activist is descended from a slave owned in the mid-nineteenth c
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2006 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says human rights violations against civilians in the Palestinian Territories and Israel are carried out with impunity. She says civilians bear the b
By Carolyn Weaver New York 25 June 2007 The 18th annual Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, now underway in New York, is a collection of often harrowing films, both fictional and documentary. They run the gamut of subjects, from environme
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 March 2007 The U.N. Human Rights Council has unanimously adopted a resolution Friday expressing concern over the situation in Darfur, but it fails to condemn Sudan for its actions. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from U.N. Euro
By Gabrielle Brick Hong Kong 26 June 2006 Police baton an unidentified person after violence erupted during funeral of actor Raj Kumar, in Bangalore, India, April 13, 2006 To mark the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, an Asian
A major independent research institute has issued a report calling for urgent and significant changes in U.S. military strategy toward Afghanistan. The call comes just as President Obama has launched his own strategy review, and as NATO defense mini
President Barack Obama says it is important for the United States to stay on the offensive in Afghanistan. Mr. Obama spoke after meeting with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Afghanistan, the world economic crisis and other topics. President
By Meredith Buel Washington 16 June 2006 A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 20 others inside a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad. The deadly explosion came as a massive security operation continued in the Iraqi capital. Des
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 05 May 2006 Members of Sudan Liberation Army, SLA, walk out of meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday A top civil rights activist for Sudan's Darfur region is dubious about the ne
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Human Rights report Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced initiatives to protect human rights activists worldwide against government repression. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, t
By David McAlary Washington 17 May 2007 Health groups are warning of a coming international epidemic of high blood pressure that will trigger an upsurge in heart disease, strokes, and kidney failure if not controlled. A report by prestigious U.S. and
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 February 2007 At least 15 Palestinians were killed Friday in escalating clashes between the ruling Islamic militant group Hamas and rival Fatah faction in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem burea
By David Gollust Washington 07 June 2007 Leading human rights groups Thursday called on the U.S. government to account for terrorism suspects they believe were detained by U.S. authorities abroad but whose whereabouts are now unknown. The Bush admini
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 03 November 2006 One of the key reforms under outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was the creation of a new Human Rights Council to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission. The U.N. resolution establishi
ROME, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Edison Cavani scored a brace as Napoli edged a nervy 3-2 win over Atalanta on Sunday and narrowed the gap between them and the Serie A leaders Juventus to nine points. Cavani ended his own six-week goal drought with an earl