Eric Ross | Genocide Watch
- Sep 30, 2020
Genocide Emergency: Afghanistan
[Photo Credit: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images] In 2001, the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan dislodged the Taliban from power and after elections, installed a civilian government. In the two decades since, Taliban militants have waged a violent insurgency against the Afghan government. Taliban attacks have resulted in more than 100,000 civilian casualties since 2010. Afghan government and NATO attacks have also killed many civilians. In 2018, Taliban terrorist attacks in
Thuso Khumalo | Deutsche Welle
- Sep 30, 2020
South Africa: Hatred of migrants reaches new heights
South Africa often makes the headlines for violent attacks against immigrants. Xenophobia has now reached a new level with the creation of a group calling itself Put South Africa First. The movement Put South Africa First, which first appeared on social media, is seen as a cause for alarm by human rights defenders and foreign nationals, especially after it mobilized dozens of people for a march to the Nigerian and Zimbabwean embassies in Pretoria last week. The protesters dem
Radio Free Europe
- Sep 29, 2020
Canada, U.K. Announce Sanctions As Pressure On Belarus Leadership Builds
Canada and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions on several senior officials in Belarus, including its authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, as international pressure continues to build over a disputed presidential election last month and subsequent police crackdown on opposition members, media, and protesters.
The two Commonwealth nations announced on September 29 joint sanctions including a travel ban and asset freeze “to send a clear message” to Lukashenka’s
Yogita Limaye
- Sep 29, 2020
Amnesty International to halt India operations
Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its India operations due to "reprisals" from the government. The watchdog says it has had to suspend its campaign and research work in India (file photo) [Getty Images] The watchdog has also accused the government of indulging in a "witch-hunt of human rights organisations". Amnesty says its bank accounts have been frozen and it's been forced to lay off staff in the country, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
Al Jazeera
- Sep 27, 2020
Indian gov’t ‘sponsors Islamophobia’, Pakistan PM tells UN
In his UN General Assembly speech, Pakistani leader also denounces India’s moves to cement control of Muslim-majority Kashmir. Khan also spoke about Pakistan's coronavirus response and called for debt relief for poor nations amid the pandemic [Aamir Qureshi/AFP] In a speech to the United Nations, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called India’s Hindu-nationalist government a sponsor of hatred and prejudice against Islam, while denouncing its moves to cement control of Musli
Genocide Watch
- Sep 26, 2020
Dr. Gregory Stanton receives 2020 Charles Malik Human Rights Award from In Defense of Christians
In a live digital summit hosted by In Defense of Christians (IDC), Founding President of Genocide Watch, Dr. Gregory Stanton received the 2020 Charles Malik Human Rights Award. IDC recognized Dr. Stanton for his tireless work in genocide prevention, specifically for his work with Christians being persecuted worldwide. "Christians in the Middle East and Africa are still persecuted today, driven out of their homes in a plan by ISIS, from Syria by the Neo-Ottoman and Russian inv
Laura Angela Bagnetto, The Africa Report
- Sep 25, 2020
Cameroon: Gridlock continues between separatists and Yaoundé
There is no end in sight to the crisis in Cameroon's North-West and South-West regions despite initial ceasefire talks with rebels seeking independence from the government in Yaoundé. The Cameroonian government launched secret talks with jailed Anglophone leader Ayuk Tabe and nine others at the beginning of July in an effort to negotiate a ceasefire with separatists after a four-year bloody civil war that the United Nations says has killed at least 2,000 people. But the crisi
Ramy Allahoum, Al Jazeera
- Sep 25, 2020
At 60 and with new rulers, Mali once again at a crossroads
Six decades after effectively gaining independence from France, Mali facing political uncertainty, major security woes. Sixty years since independence, Mali, once again, stands at a crossroads. The new military rulers who last month overthrew embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named on Monday former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw president of a transitional government, tasking him with leading the country to elections. Colonel Assimi Goita, head of the group of soldiers be
Al Jazeera
- Sep 25, 2020
Opposition leader Soro warns Ivory Coast ‘on brink’ ahead of poll
President Ouattara’s former ally says his candidacy is ‘unchangeable and irrevocable’ despite rejection by top court. Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro has warned that Ivory Coast is teetering on the edge after a court invalidated his candidacy amid rising tensions over incumbent President Alassane Ouattara’s contested bid for re-election next month. Ivory Coast’s top court this week rejected 40 presidential candidates, leaving only four in contention in the highly anticipat
BBC News
- Sep 24, 2020
Belarus: Lukashenko's new mandate lacks democratic legitimacy, EU says
The EU has said it does not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the president of Belarus, a day after he was sworn in for a sixth term at a secret ceremony. The bloc's diplomatic chief said the unannounced inauguration, as well as his disputed re-election last month, lacked "any democratic legitimacy". The opposition says the poll was rigged in Mr Lukashenko's favour. Mass protests continued in the capital, Minsk, after the inauguration. There were reports of violence by police
Dr. Gregory H. Stanton I Genocide Watch
- Sep 23, 2020
Genocide Emergency: Nigeria
Since 2012, Genocide Watch has issued Genocide Warnings for Nigeria because of Boko Haram, an Islamist terrorist group bent on genocide. In fact, it has been the deadliest genocidal group in the world, with at least 27,000 murders. Boko Haram has now pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Until 2020, Genocide Watch has said that Fulani jihadists have been carrying out "genocidal massacres." The term indicates killing based on identity, but
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