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Hiramic Brotherhood of the Third Temple, a review

Introducing this collection of articles written by the author of the novel “Hiramic Brotherhood of the Third Temple” is easy and difficult at the same time. It is easy if we understand how important our children are and that only…

More than 100,000 Libyans Flee Fighting over Past Month — 400,000 Since Last May

Human Wrongs Watch Geneva (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on 14 November 2014 reported that intense fighting among rival armed groups in western, eastern and south-eastern Libya has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in the…

Internally Displaced or Refugees — Does It Really Matter?

Human Wrongs Watch . By Louise Redvers, Erbil, 13 November 2014 (IRIN)* – At Harsham camp on the northern edge of Erbil, internally displaced Iraqi families who fled Mosul and its surrounding villages to escape Islamist militants stock their tents with…

Bangladesh: ramping it up for the disabled

Students of the department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka organized a human chain and rally on Monday, November 10, 2014 at the premise of Aporajeyo Bangla to demand ramps in all academic institutions in Bangladesh along with the University…

Is the World a Better Place for Children?

Human Wrongs Watch This November marks 25 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Does a child born today have better prospects in life than one who was born at the…

More than 100,000 Libyans Flee Fighting over Past Month — 400,000 Since Last May

Human Wrongs Watch Geneva (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on 14 November 2014 reported that intense fighting among rival armed groups in western, eastern and south-eastern Libya has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in the…

Mexico Burns as Outrage over Student Disappearances Sparks Protests Against State-Backed Violence

Protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero have set fire to the local legislature as outrage spreads over the disappearance of 43 students. The students from Ayotzinapa teacher’s college have been missing for nearly seven weeks after they were ambushed…

Starting Over: A Nun, a Wedding Singer and a Pair of Self-described Nerds Seek Refuge in Northern Iraq

 Human Wrongs Watch A Syrian singer’s songbook, a Turkmen calligrapher’s ink, a Palestinian Iraqi’s lucky lighter, a Yazidi teenager’s Taylor Swift album. These are a civil war’s survivors and the things they carried.’  By Lauren Bohn*, November 2014 — The…

‘States Obliged to Prevent and Eliminate Harmful Practices Inflicted on Women, Girls’

  Human Wrongs Watch For the first time, two United Nations human rights committees have joined forces to issue a comprehensive interpretation of the obligations of States to prevent and eliminate harmful practices inflicted on women and girls, such as…

‘The Most Basic of All Human Rights -Water- Is Central to Global Peace and Security’

  Human Wrongs Watch The most basic of all human rights -water- is also a central element in global affairs and the development agenda with wide implications on international peace and security, the Deputy Secretary-General on 6 November 2014 told…

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