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UN: Afghanistan civilian casualties reach record high in first half of year
Civilian casualties have reached a record high in the first half of 2016, with 5,166 civilians recorded killed or maimed, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported Monday. More than a third of those have been children, according to (More)
UN calls ISIS suicide bombings in Afghanistan a war crime
UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto stated on Sunday that the recent suicide bombings in Kabul amounted to a war crime. On Saturday two suicide bombers targeted Shiite Hazaras who were holding a peaceful demonstration to pu (More)
Taliban gunmen attack Afghanistan court building, killing prosecutor
Three Taliban gunmen on Sunday attacked a court building in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people including a newly appointed chief prosecutor. Authorities state that 21 others were injured in the attack before the gunmen were shot dead by poli (More)
UN chief concerned over increase in military recruitment and death of children
In his report issued Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed shock at the increasing number of children recruited and killed in armed conflicts in several countries, including Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and South Sudan. Ban asked that t (More)
Federal appeals court allows release of classified materials to Bergdahl's attorneys
The US Army Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that the lawyers for US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl should be allowed access to classified materials. In an opinion made public Saturday, the three-judge court upheld the military judge's issuance of (More)
US report: Afghanistan hospital attack not a war crime
US Central Command released its final report Friday on the October airstrike that hit a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, finding that the strike was not a war crime. The investigation concluded that the gunship's grou (More)
US State Department releases grim report on world human rights practices
US Secretary of State John Kerry released the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015 on Wednesday, pointing to "a global governance crisis" in is prefatory statement. The secretary cited the "accelerating trend by both state and n (More)
Sudan signs UN action plan protecting children from military recruitment
Sudan's State Minister of Social Welfare on Sunday signed a United Nations (UN) action plan that will establish new measures to protect children from armed conflict. Under the new agreement, Sudan's national security forces will put an end to chi (More)
UN SG condemns suicide attack on Pakistan Christians
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Sunday condemning the suicide bombers who targeted Pakistani Christians celebrating the Easter holiday in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. The Secretary-General urged the Pakistani government to work to (More)
UN rights expert: caste systems violate rights of millions worldwide
Rita Izsāk-Ndiaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, said Monday that at least 250 million people worldwide face "appalling and dehumanizing" discrimination based on caste and similar systems of "inherited" status. Presenting a report t (More)
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