| GLOBAL: Children’s rights not yet a reality |
 DAKAR, 20 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Children’s rights advocates are taking 20 November, the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), to highlight legal advances, but say when it comes to education, healthcare and protection in conflicts and natural disasters, children are often the first to be deprived of their rights.
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INDONESIA: Tough laws needed to curb people-smuggling |  JAKARTA, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Indonesia has become a key transit point for illegal migrants in the region, but efforts to curb people-smuggling are being hampered by a dearth of stringent laws to punish offenders, officials say.
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VIETNAM: Ethnic minorities lose out on maternal healthcare |  HANOI, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The birth rate in rapidly developing Vietnam has dropped in recent years while maternal health and antenatal standards have risen – albeit only for the dominant ethnic groups. Ethnic minorities mostly still give birth at home, without a healthcare worker or midwife, specialists say.
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NEPAL: Government must act on extrajudicial killings |  KATHMANDU, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The government’s continued failure to investigate and prosecute extrajudicial killings during Nepal’s civil war (1996-2006) is ruining lives and devastating victims’ families, while creating a culture of impunity, the UN and rights activists say.
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AFGHANISTAN: Over 2,000 civilians killed in first 10 months of 2009 |  KABUL, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Armed conflict in Afghanistan claimed the lives of over 2,000 civilians from January to October 2009, and the numbers are rising, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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In Brief: Egypt’s Copts facing persecution - report |  CAIRO, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - A new report on religious freedom in Egypt says Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the 80 million population (CIA factbook), face major rights violations and are being increasingly persecuted.
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CAMBODIA: Coming to terms with a violent past |  SVAY KHLEANG, 11 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Cambodia marked a milestone in its history when the first of a series of UN-backed trials began in February to hold five Khmer Rouge leaders accountable for crimes during their rule (1975-79).
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BANGLADESH: Corporal punishment widespread - UNICEF |  DHAKA, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - A new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says most children in Bangladesh are regularly exposed to physical abuse at school, at home or where they work.
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SRI LANKA: Human rights record could cost textile concession |  KATUNAYAKE, 27 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Thousands of jobs in Sri Lanka's crucial textile industry are under threat following a European Union (EU) report over alleged human rights abuses and the failure to implement human rights conventions in the country.
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ASIA: Human rights body’s shaky beginnings |  HUA HIN, 26 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - After only a few days Southeast Asia's inter-governmental human rights body is already being criticized over its terms of reference as well as its ability to have any impact on human rights in Myanmar.
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