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NOVANEWS A few days ago, the annual Human Rights Day marked the United Nations‘ adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948; the first global  enunciation of human rights and one of the first major acts of the then...

Updated: Latest Update of the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 Country Update-Pakistan Latest Update: 31 December 2013 In response to the September Peshawar church bombing, civil society groups formed human shields outside churches in Lahore...

From Ian: Sarah Honig: Zilch, zippo, nada, gurnisht, bubkes Fledgling Israel found itself pitted against immense odds but, despite them, Ben-Gurion didn’t bow to pressure – American or otherwise. He mounted the Knesset rostrum yet again on December...

Our latest Know How Guide has been developed to help hoteliers understand human trafficking and forced labour – what it is, how it may affect them and what actions they can take to reduce the risk of trafficking in their business Definition of...

Country updates - Saudi Arabia Latest update: 30 June 2013 There was no significant change in the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia between April and June. On 17 April, the Deputy Head of Mission at our Embassy in Riyadh discussed with the Deputy...