Human Rights Watch
- Feb 28
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 of her cast ballot for the country's midterm elections on May 13, 2019 in Paranaque, southeast of Manila, Philippines. De Lima, who has been in police detention since February 2017 on alleged drug charges, was given a 2-hour furlough to vote.© 2019 AP Photo/Bullit Marquez (Manila) – Philippine authorities should drop all charges and release
Genocide Watch
- Feb 28
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 voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extremism The Independent Via AP news wire Pakistan Rising Militancy (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the count
Adam Nossiter | NY Times
- Feb 28
‘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 capture, condemn and torture thousands. FAIZABAD, Afghanistan — The Taliban prison is a ruined house, a cave, a filthy basement in an abandoned dwelling, or a village mosque. Beatings or worse are a certainty, and the sentence is indefinite. Food, if there is any, is stale bread and cold beans. A bed is the floor or a dirty carpet. The threat of de
Nina Shea I First Things
- Feb 27
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 when then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the Chinese government is committing genocide against them. History has shown that condemning genocide is an essential initial step to stopping it and preventing it from happening again. Although some media figures downplayed the Uighur genocide determination as merely Pompeo's “parting sh
Fortify Rights
- Feb 27
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, sparking nationwide protests that continue today. Here is a round-up of the past three weeks. Fortify Rights put together several (short) films on the current events unfolding in Myanmar. These films can be accessed through the hyperlink above and here. More can be found on the webpage of Fortify Rights. Fortify Rights © 2021
Fortify Rights
- Feb 27
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 support safe disembarkation and humanitarian assistance for scores of Rohingya refugees on a boat reportedly adrift at sea. “Too many Rohingya lives have already been lost at sea due to the callous inaction or pushbacks of regional governments,” said Amy Smith, executive director of Fortify Rights. “Regional governments in South and Southeast As
Human Rights Watch
- Feb 27
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 Korean government continues to commit rights violations that may amount to crimes against humanity. The report, by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, found that North Korea currently engages in torture, wrongful imprisonment, and forced hard labor under exceptionally harsh conditions against anyone held in its short-term
Al Jazeera
- Feb 27
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. The United Nations and European members of the Security Council on Friday called on Israel to stop demolitions of Bedouin settlements in the Jordan Valley, and for humanitarian access to the community living in Humsa Al-Baqaia. In a joint statement at the end of a monthly session of the Security Council on the conflict in the Middle East, Est
Al Jazeera
- Feb 27
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 soldiers patrol along the border fence at India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) on the forward post of Poonch district [File: Jaipal Singh/EPA] Al Jazeera By Asad Hashim and Rifat Fareed 25 Feb 2021 Pakistan and India’s militaries have agreed to strictly observe a ceasefire at the de facto border between the two countries in the disputed region
Genocide Watch
- Feb 26
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 Thursday. Photograph: Stepan Poghosyan/Photolure/ÒÀÑÑ The Armenian prime minister has accused the armed forces of an attempted coup against his government after top military officers signed a letter calling on him to resign, in an escalation of the political crisis sparked by Armenia’s defeat in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh last year. Tensions betw
Al Jazeera
- Feb 26
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 gunmen have kidnapped 317 schoolgirls in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara, police said in a statement on Friday, the second such kidnapping in little over a week. Earlier, Sulaiman Tanau Anka, information commissioner for Zamfara state, told Reuters news agency that “unknown gunmen … took the girls away” in a midnight raid on the Jangebe
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