BBC News
- Jan 22
Central African Republic declares emergency as rebels surround Bangui
The Central African Republic (CAR) has declared a state of emergency as the army and UN forces try to repel advancing rebel groups who want to overthrow the government. Published by BBC News on January 22, 2021. Rwandan troops are among a contingent of peacekeepers deployed to support the government (AFP) The anti-government fighters, who now control two-thirds of the country, have surrounded the capital, Bangui. The UN envoy to CAR has warned the country was "at grave risk."
Gregory Stanton
- Jan 22
The "Stolen Election": Trump's Big Lie
The "Stolen Election": Trump's Big Lie By Gregory Stanton Founding President Genocide Watch Genocide Watch was founded in 1999 to predict and prevent genocide. We use a model of how genocide develops to warn about processes that make genocide possible. The Ten Stages (or Processes) of Genocide include: · Classification: "us" versus "them," exclusion from citizenship · Symbolization: IDs, naming, color, language, yellow stars · Discrimination: exclusion from voting, jobs, civi
Amnesty International
- Jan 21
Lebanon must end impunity for human rights abuses following UN Human Rights Council review
The government of Lebanon must heed the recommendations of the international community and do much more to fulfil, respect and protect human rights, putting an end to impunity underpinning the drastic erosion of fundamental economic, social and civil rights, Amnesty International said today, following Lebanon’s Universal Periodical Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday 18 January. Forty-seven governments at the UPR Working Group session on Mond
BBC News
- Jan 20
Sudan's Darfur region: 'More than 80 killed' in clashes
The number of people killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Sudan's West Darfur state has risen to 83, a medical body has said. The fighting in the state capital, El Geneina, began on Saturday after a row in which a man was stabbed to death. A state-wide curfew has been imposed and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has sent a delegation to investigate. A conflict in Darfur that began in 2003 forced millions to flee and, despite a peace process, tensions remain. Satu
Human Rights Watch
- Jan 20
Sri Lanka: Covid-19 Forced Cremation of Muslims Discriminatory
Baseless Public Health Claims Smokescreen for Persecuting Minority (New York) – Sri Lanka’s requirement to cremate anyone who dies from Covid-19 goes against public health guidance and discriminates against the Muslim community, Human Rights Watch said today. The government’s spurious argument that burial in accordance with Islamic tradition poses a public health risk stigmatizes, oppresses, and causes immense distress to a vulnerable minority. The Sri Lankan government of Pr
Reuters
- Jan 20
Worsening Islamist insurgency drives Mozambique humanitarian crisis
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - More than half a million people have fled their homes due to an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique, and the violence and humanitarian crisis will worsen without international help, United Nations officials said on Wednesday. “If nothing is done soon, we won’t have only 535,000 displaced people. We won’t have only 2,000 people killed by the conflict, but tens of thousands,” said Valentin Tapsoba, regional director for the United Nations refugee
Rahim Faiez | AP
- Jan 19
Group: Billion in aid needed to help Afghan kids in 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in 2021, a humanitarian organization said Tuesday and called for $1.3 billion in new funds for aid. Just over 18 million Afghans, including 9.7 million children, are badly in need of lifesaving support, including food, Save the Children said in a statement. The group called for $1.3 billion in donations to pay for assistance in 2021. Chris Nyamandi, the o
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