Genocide Emergency: The Banyamulenge of the DRC
The Banyamulenge have been persecuted and treated as an “unwanted” people since the colonial era.
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Special Report: AAPI Communities in the United States
Summary This special report explores the recent increase in discrimination, harassment, and hate crimes perpetrated against Asian...
Central African Republic's Hate Speech Problem
By Rachel Sullivan, Brianna Ferebee In the aftermath of a disputed election and targeted disinformation campaigns, divisive rhetoric...
‘My Blood Is Boiling’: War Fever surges, Ethiopia
By Abdi Latif Dahir A government drive to enlist civilians in the war effort threatens to widen the conflict, forcing ethnic groups to...
Ethiopia: Ethnic Tigrayans Forcibly Disappeared
Discriminatory Arrests, Detentions, Business Closures in Addis Ababa. (Nairobi) – Ethiopian authorities since late June 2021 have...
Ethiopian detentions of Tigrayans include kids
By CARA ANNA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected of...
Ethiopia calls on citizens to fight in Tigray war
All eligible civilians should join the military to stop Tigray forces ‘once and for all’, PM Abiy Ahmed’s office says. Abiy sent troops...
US warns of ‘dehumanizing rhetoric’ on Tigray
By CARA ANNA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concern Wednesday about the...
Peru: Fujimori cries electoral fraud – and unleashes torrent of racism
Dan Collyns Claims of rightwing candidate, trailing Pedro Castillo in the polls, emboldens far right, who have vowed not to accept result...
Guatemala marred by killings of three LGBTQ+ people
Celebrations become ‘month of mourning’ after three murders in a week, with calls for urgent state reform Sandra Cuffe Fri 18 Jun 2021...
The Consequences OF Denying The Armenian Gencocide
Credit: VOA, AP Denial by Turkey and its agents is no longer just another side of a coin or an opinion, but rather hate speech directed...
Israeli nationalists shout "Death to Arabs"
After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured during Ramadan...
Pakistan ‘to ban’ far-right religious party after violent protest
The move comes after protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, which called for the expulsion of the French envoy, led to the death of two...
state forces 'free to kill as they please' in Duterte's Philippines
APR 7, 2021 6:15 PM PHT JODESZ GAVILAN | Rappler JUSTICE. Human rights groups call for justice for Bloody Sunday victims. File photo by...
"I fear for Asian communities in Brazil"
As anti-Asian hate crimes rise in the Western world, can Brazil avoid joining the trend? Gabriel Leão | Al Jazeera Gabriel Leão is a...
Hate Speech and Genocide in Minembwe, D.R. Congo
By Genocide Watch and Ntanyoma Rukumbuzi Delphin. Hate speech is one of the early stages of persecution and genocide.