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Morocco Symposium Tackles Issue of Stigma and Discrimination Associated with Leprosy

-A recent symposium in Morocco on leprosy and human rights was an opportunity for Naima Azzouzi to speak publicly for ...

UN Watchdog Slams Israel Abuses, Demands Gaza War Probe

A UN human rights watchdog on Thursday urged Israel to respect the rights of Palestinians, and demanded the country ...

Indonesia re-elected as UN Human Rights Council member

Indonesia has been re-elected to a fourth-term as a member of the UN Human Rights Council under the UN General ...

Australia wants Jokowi to succeed: Abbott

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has stated that his country wants Indonesias new President to succeed, because a ...

Ebola still rampant in Africa as deaths near 4,000: WHO

The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 3,879 people out of 8,033 cases by the end of Oct. 5, with no ...

Cuba to send 165 health workers to fight ebola in Africa

Cuba is to send 165 healthcare workers to West Africa to help in the battle against the worlds worst ever epidemic of ...

WHO asks for more health workers to fight ebola as death toll grows

The number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is growing faster than authorities can manage them, the World Health ...

Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296: WHO

The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has risen to at least 2,296 out of 4,293 cases in five West ...

Australia rejects UN criticism of "human rights violations"

Australia Tuesday rejected United Nations criticism that its treatment of asylum-seekers was "leading to a chain of ...

RI supports efforts to prevent Ebola virus spread in Asia

Indonesia has supported the efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola virus in Asia region, Foreign Affairs Minister ...

Govt calls for awareness of mers-cov and ebola spread

The Coordinating Minister for Peoples Welfare Agung Laksono has asked Indonesians to increase awareness on the spread ...

Cilacap health office anticipating spread of ebola virus

The health agency of Cilacap, Central Java, is anticipating the likely spread of the Ebola virus, although no one in ...

Ebola virus death toll in West Africa rises to 887

Death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 887 and 1,603 more have been infected, the World Health ...

UNHCR: at least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis

At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said ...

UN Rights Council calls meeting on Gaza conflict

The UN Human Rights Council said it will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to discuss Israels ongoing ...