Philippines: Free Duterte Critic Held 4 Years
Senator Leila de Lima Faces Politically Motivated Charges Philippines opposition Senator Leila de Lima, second right, shows the printout...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 28, 2021
Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy
Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to...
Genocide Watch
Feb 28, 2021
‘I Wake Up and Scream’: Secret Taliban Prisons Terrorize Thousands
A potential U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, coupled with a weak Afghan security force, mean the Taliban will likely continue to...
New York Times 1
Feb 28, 2021
Soldiers in Cameroon, A Close U.S. Ally, Commit Mass Rape, Report Says
The atrocity-filled raid on a village in Cameroon included the rape of at least 20 women, according to Human Rights Watch. In the predawn...
Nick Turse | The Intercept
Feb 28, 2021
Biden’s Choice in China
Eleven million persecuted Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region got the first taste of justice on January 19...
Nina Shea I First Things
Feb 27, 2021
The Myanmar Coup on Film
February 1, 2021, will live in infamy. It was the day the Myanmar military overthrew the elected government in a military coup d’etat,...
Fortify Rights International
Feb 27, 2021
South/Southeast Asia Governments: Rescue Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea
Scores of Rohingya reportedly adrift at sea (COX’S BAZAR, February 23, 2021)—Regional governments in South and Southeast Asia should...
Fortify Rights International
Feb 27, 2021
UN Finds Torture, Forced Labor Still Rampant in North Korean Prisons
UN Human Rights Council Should Press for Accountability Last week, the United Nations published a new report concluding that the North...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 27, 2021
UN, European states call on Israel to halt demolitions
UN says at least 70 people or so living in the Bedouin community, including 41 children, face displacement in Humsa Al-Baqaia district....
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2021
India, Pakistan agree to stop cross-border firing in Kashmir
In rare move, India and Pakistan agree to 'strict observance' of ceasefire along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir. Indian army...
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2021
Armenian prime minister accuses military of attempted coup
Thu 25 Feb 2021 10.42 EST Andrew Roth Nikol Pashinyan addresses a rally of his supporters at Republic Square in central Yerevan on...
Genocide Watch
Feb 26, 2021
Gunmen kidnap over 300 girls in Nigeria school raid: Police
Police confirm the abduction of at least 317 girls from school in Zamfara state, second kidnapping in more than a week. Unidentified...
Al Jazeera
Feb 26, 2021
