Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who
have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch release a joint statement, after both were verbally attacked by President
Uribe, for issuing reports in October criticizing his government.
Around 100 soldiers, police, military police and Forestry
Administration officials took part. Members of the mixed force beat and kicked many of the villagers.
A large majority of states from all regions are expected to back a second resolution by the UN General Assembly (Third Committee) on Thursday, calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of north Sri Lanka is worsening as tens of thousands of families endure the monsoon season with limited food, shelter, water or sanitation.
The five-day war between Georgia and the Russian Federation has had
serious and lasting consequences for the civilian population caught in
the crossfire.
Over forty organizations active in Africa warn that the situation in the eastern DRC is at risk of turning into a
humanitarian catastrophe, as the civilian death toll continues to rise.
