Crowds formed to protest against a bill aimed at decriminalizing female genital mutilation protest as the Gambian Parliament debated the bill on Monday. Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday, March 18, to advance to the next parliamentary stage a highly controversial bill that seeks to lift a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), which has been...
Host Country Should Stop Rights Repression, Drop Fossil Fuel Plans. The United Nations should urge the United Arab Emirates to end its human rights repression and eliminate its plans to expand fossil fuel production as countries begin negotiations at the annual UN climate conference in Dubai, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN should also urgently develop...