Secretary Blinken, Don’t Downplay Religious Freedom
Repudiating the need to set priorities for international human-rights policy, he does a grave disservice to millions who are persecuted...
Nina Shea
Apr 13, 2021
Do companies want to sponsor the Genocide Olympics?
Coca-Cola chairman James Quincey recently slammed the state of Georgia for its new election law. “We all have a duty to protect...
Fred Hiatt
Apr 13, 2021
Chicago teacher forces Lithuania to confront its Nazi past
"I wasn't investigating this, and if it wasn't my grandfather, I wouldn't have looked into it," Silvia Foti said. VILNIUS, Lithuania — As...
Gil Skorwid & Patrick Smith
Apr 13, 2021
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi slapped with new criminal charge
Deposed leader charged under the natural disaster management law in a court hearing where she appeared via video link. Aung San Suu Kyi...
Al Jazeera
Apr 12, 2021
Authoritarian slide as Benin heads to polls
Patrice Talon faces accusations he has tarnished the country’s reputation as a vibrant multiparty democracy.
!Aa France 24 1
Apr 11, 2021
Au Tchad, Idriss Déby seul en scène pour sa réélection
« Idriss Déby sait que son principal défi est la contestation au sein de son propre clan. »
Le Monde
Apr 10, 2021
Chad: Pre-Election Crackdown on Opponents
Idriss Déby Itno, who has ruled Chad since December 1990 when he removed the autocratic leader Hissène Habré, is running for a sixth term.
Human Rights Watch
Apr 10, 2021
Death toll in Darfur clashes rises to 132
By NOHA ELHENNAWY CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s restive Darfur region has climbed to 132 as looting...
Associated Press 1
Apr 9, 2021
Zimbabwe under pressure to give up Rwanda genocide suspect
Protais Mpiranya is top of a list of remaining fugitives indicted by an international tribunal Jason Burke Africa correspondent | The...
The Guardian
Apr 9, 2021
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools
Minister for public security says decision has been taken on ‘national security’ grounds; activists decry announcement. The wearing of...
Al Jazeera
Apr 8, 2021
UN says death toll now 56 from clashes in Sudan’s Darfur
By MAGGIE HYDE This photo provided by Organization for the General Coordination of Camps for Displaced and Refugees, smoke rises from Abu...
Associated Press 1
Apr 7, 2021
U.S. looks into reports of atrocities in Ethiopia's Tigray region
The United States is looking into reports of human rights abuses and atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the U.S. State Department...
Reuters
Apr 7, 2021
