Palestine’s Independent Commission for Human Rights said Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip showed “blatant disregard of the basic laws stipulated in the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the protection of civilians during times of war.”

A delegation from the APF and the OHCHR recently met with parliamentarians and civil society organisations in Pakistan to discuss the draft bill establishing the country’s national human rights institution.

The five accredited APF member institutions reviewed by the International Coordinating Committee in November 2008 have each retained their accreditation status.

The UN Secretary-General says the global security agenda has broadened to encompass climate change, global health and disarmament, as well as counter-terrorism.

Millions of people are living in poverty, are short of food and vulnerable to violence, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says in a new report.

“It’s a job I love because you can make a positive difference in the community and also for the organisation and its people,” says the Executive Director of the PCHR.