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The Digna Ochoa Human Rights Committee reported that the injured, two of whom were elderly, were taken to hospitals in the region. February 11, 2026 By Fredy Martín Pérez Paramilitary group “Los Autónomos” ambushes and kills two indigenous people in Chiapas; four others are wounded. Photo: Valente Rosas/ EL UNIVERSAL San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas—A paramilitary group operating in the municipality of Tila carried out an ambush this afternoon, killing two Ch'ol people and

The covert site is new evidence of how Sudan’s civil war is expanding across the region. By  Giulia Paravicini  and  Reade Levinson February 10, 2026 Source: Vantor NAIROBI/LONDON - Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighbouring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign that one of the world’s deadliest conflicts is sucking in regional powers from Africa and the Middle East. The cam

Tens of thousands of Russians have applied for political asylum in the United States since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Many detainees have been subjected to arbitrary detention (Michael M. Santiago) France has granted safe haven to an anti-Kremlin Russian activist couple detained by ICE in the United States, but his wife was nowhere to be found after he landed in Paris on Monday. After France issued the couple humanitarian visas to avoid them being deported to Russi

World Report 2026 Published Jan. of 2026 Chinese authorities systematically deny the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, and persecute government critics. Tightened Chinese Communist Party (“Party”) ideological control has been accompanied by harsh forced assimilation of Tibetans and Uyghurs and by imposition of a repressive national security regime in Hong Kong. There has been no accountability for crimes against humanity in Xinjiang where s

World Report 2026 Published Jan. of 2026 Despite some reforms, Malaysia continues to wield repressive laws to criminalize dissent, censor critical speech, and harass human rights defenders. Refugees and migrants face indefinite detention in overcrowded, unhygienic conditions. In 2025, Malaysia assumed the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Freedom of Expression, Assembly, and Religion On February 12, police arrested Sevan Dorsaisamy, executi

In this episode of Conversations on Genocide , Brenda and Bhaswati speak with Rebecca Deng, a South Sudanese American author and human rights advocate who survived war, displacement, and gender-based violence as one of the 89 Lost Girls of Sudan. Rebecca shares her journey from a peaceful childhood in South Sudan through life in Kakuma refugee camp to becoming a powerful voice for women and refugees worldwide. We explore the unique challenges children face in refugee camps, t