Interviewing 101 refugees in Nairobi, HRW found that Kenyans of Somali ethnicity were arbitrarily accused by police of being terrorists, and demanded payments to secure release.
Nations Without States is a new organisation aimed to help vindicate a nation’s right to self-determination, whilst also calling for the concept to be accepted as a basic human right.
A detailed investigation by a French journalist in Syria has found that several hundred rebel fighters have been treated for symptoms of chemical exposure in six rebel-held districts near Damascus.
A reporter from le Monde newspaper claims to have been present during chemical attacks on the Free Syrian Army and also met with doctors who treated victims of chemical exposure.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Kosovo, protesting against the arrest of former Kosovo Liberation Army members by the European Union police and justice mission.
A coalition of Iranian opposition figures from a range of political groups condemned the upcoming Iranian presidential election as a 'charade', reports the Guardian.
Russia has confirmed it will deliver anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian regime, saying the arms would be a ‘stabilising’ factor and help deter "some hotheads" from intervening.
The European Union has agreed not to renew an arms embargo on the Syrian opposition, meaning individual countries could arm the opposition. Pressure to arm the rebels, mainly from the British and French foreign ministers, was not successful with the EU deciding not to deliver any weapons to the rebels.
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for a new law to be passed that criminalises denial of genocide committed by the country’s Khmer Rouge regime.
Two rockets have hit a district in southern Beirut, controlled by Hezbollah.
The missiles, Soviet-made Grad rockets, hit buildings in the al-Shayyah area and injured three people.
Syrian rebels have vowed to attack Hezbollah after their leader Hassan Nasrallah promised to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad until the rebels were defeated.
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou has stated that Libya ''continues to be a source of destabilisation for the countries of the Sahel", after militant attacks in Niger last week.
Japan has announced a fresh wave of loans for Burma amounting to $500m and cancelled $1.74 bn worth of debt with the country, as they seek to expand economic ties.
The announcement was made as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Burma and met with President Thein Sein, the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to the country since 1977.
Myanmar has imposed a two child limit to two Rakhine townships where over 95% of the population comprises of Rohingya Muslims - areas of the highest Muslims populations in the state. The limit will not affect Buddhists in the area.
The spokesperson for Rakhine state said the policy was designed to curtail the rapid growth of the Muslim community.
