Al Jazeera
- Mar 18
Gunmen kill at least 58 civilians in attack on Niger convoy
Mass killings underscore the enormous security challenges facing Niger’s new president, Mohamed Bazoum. Armed men in southwestern Niger have killed at least 58 people when they intercepted a convoy returning from a weekly market and attacked a nearby village, the government said on Tuesday. The attacks on Monday occurred in the Tillabery region, which is near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso and has seen increasingly deadly attacks by armed groups active across the regio
BBC News
- Mar 17
LGBT rights: New threat for Poland's 'rainbow families'
Adam Easton / BBC News, Warsaw Thirteen-year-old Pola is one of an estimated 50,000 children in Poland being raised by same-sex couples. Like most of those children, Pola is growing up with her biological mother, Anna Adamowicz, together with her wife, Agnieszka. Pola was born during Anna's previous relationship with a man and her father continues to play an active role in her upbringing. Together for more than a decade, Anna and Agnieszka married in Copenhagen three years ag
Al Jazeera
- Mar 17
EU envoys agree first China sanctions in three decades: Diplomats
Measures come as the bloc accuses China of ‘serious human rights violations and abuses’ on the Uighur minority. Reuters / Al Jazeera The European Union agreed on Wednesday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, two diplomats said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown. EU ambassadors approved the travel bans and asset freezes on four Chinese individuals and one entity, whose names will no
Human Rights Watch
- Mar 17
Record High Killing of Philippine Lawyers
61 Lawyers Murdered During Duterte Administration Carlos H. Conde | Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher, Asia Division Protesters hold signs during a rally at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, or Monument to the Heroes, in Quezon City, Philippines, August 19, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Aaron Favila More lawyers have been killed in the five years since President Rodrigo Duterte took office than under any other government in Philippine history. Data collated by the news website Rappler f
Genocide Watch
- Mar 17
Deported to Pakistan: Does death await Ahmadis?
Many Ahmadi Muslims are threatened with deportation from Germany. But other countries have recognized the need for protection of the minority that is often persecuted in Pakistan. Deutsche Welle Sahar Kalsoon hopes that she and her family can continue to live in Germany The Ahmad family lives in uncertainty. They have no German residency permit. The father, a qualified engineer, is not allowed to work in Germany. They live in a refugee shelter but they can expect a deportatio
Fortify Rights
- Mar 16
U.N. General Assembly: Hold an Emergency Special Session on Myanmar
Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters. (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today. The Myanmar Police Force and Army reportedly killed more than 120 women, men, and children and arbitrarily arrested more than 2,000 since February 1.
Tun Khin
- Mar 16
Stop Myanmar’s junta- BROUK MEDIA RELEASE
The army’s power grab is not only destroying democracy, it may also lead to another onslaught against the Rohingya. The streets of Myanmar are covered in blood – again. On March 3, the military which seized power more than one month ago dropped any pretense about allowing peaceful protests against the coup. In a brutal crackdown, at least 38 people were killed across the country, but the actual death toll is likely to be higher. The shocking scenes brought back painful memori
Associated Press
- Mar 16
Myanmar Junta Declares Martial Law in Yangon
The move in Yangon by the ruling junta came after dozens of people protesting a military coup last month were killed by security forces. Protestors in Yangon on Sunday set up a line in an attempt to prevent security forces from advancing into their neighborhood. Credit...The New York Times YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in Yangon, the country’s largest city, after security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend
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