Ethiopia's constitutional reformers can learn from USA
Source: Ethiopia News Agency. American Federal Model Can Inspire Ethiopian Reforms Ethiopia Insight 15 April, 2026 By Nagessa Dube Ethiopia’s federal system is constitutionally established but structurally incomplete. For most of its modern history, the country operated under centralized rule, first as a unitary monarchy until the 1974 revolution, then as a Marxist-Leninist state under the Derg from 1974 to 1991. Federalism was formally introduced only with the 1995 Cons
Genocide Watch
May 13
European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators
The European Union has failed to prevent member states from exporting surveillance technology to governments with well-documented histories of using technology to spy on activists, journalists, and other critical voices, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Human Rights Watch
May 12
Djibouti Country Report 2026
Djibouti mother and baby. Source: World Food Programme Djibouti Country Report March 2026 By Larisa W Chikanya Djibouti is a small republic of approximately 1.1 million people located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, bordering Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Its position along one of the world’s most strategic maritime routes has made it a hub for foreign military presence, hosting bases operated by the United States, France, China, Japa
Genocide Watch
May 12
2026 Winners of the Holodomor Awareness Student Competition Announced
By: Katya Tymkiw Students Yedidya Getachew and Maria Fernandez from Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Florida who took first place in the 9-10 grade category of the 2026 Ukrainian Holodomor Genocide Student Competition The Holodomor is a well-known part of Ukrainian history, but it’s not as widely known as part of world history. That’s why the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor Awareness began a competition for high school students to help spread awar
Genocide Watch
May 11
U.S-trained Somalia counter-terrorism police, NISA physically attack journalists, kidnap them in Mogadishu
Mohamed Ibrahim Osman (Bulbul) [left]; Abdihafid Nor Barre (centre) and Abdishakur Mohamed Mohamud (right). | PHOTO/SJS. MOGADISHU, Somalia 9 May 2026 The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is appalled and strongly condemns the abduction, beatings, causing physical injury and death threats against three journalists — Mohamed Ibrahim Osman (Bulbul), SJS Secretary of Information and Human Rights; Abdihafid Nor Barre, a freelance online journalist; and Abdishakur Mohamed Mohamud
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May 10
Israel's Death Penalty Violates ICCPR & Israel's Basic Law
Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, the national security minister, and other Israeli hard-liners campaigned on a promise to execute Palestinian militants.Credit...Erik Marmor/Getty Images Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel’s Death Penalty Law Violates International Law and Israel’s Basic Law Israel has executed only two convicted criminals since 1948. The first was Meir Tobianski, executed in 1948 for treason, who was posthumously exonerated. The second was Adolf Eichmann, executed in
Genocide Watch
May 9
Dr. Stanton at Kwibuka 32 on 1994 Genocide against Tutsi
Gregory H. Stanton, Ph.D.: A Lifelong Voice for Justice, Genocide Prevention, and Global Accountability, speaks at Kwibuka 32 commemoration of Genocide Against the Tutsi The USA New Times May 3, 2026 By Jolie Teta Dr. Gregory Stanton speaks at the Kwibuka 32 commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis in Rwanda, held at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, April 25, 2026 Washington DC – The global fight against genocide and crimes against humanity has
Genocide Watch
May 9
Pakistan Country Report - May 2026
By Alžběta Frommerova Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images Pakistan’s present-day human rights crisis stems from its colonial legacy, inherited at its 1947 independence. This legacy has hampered the growth of democratic institutions and led to autocratic rule, leaving the media fragile, politics volatile, and the military dominant. In this context, human‑rights abuses have deepened, especially for the most vulnerable groups. Women face the most severe consequences of P
Genocide Watch
May 8
Somalia's drought impact worsened by aid cuts
Drought Fallout Worsened by Aid Cuts and Ongoing Conflict In the largely arid Puntland region in north-eastern Somalia, where the past three rainy seasons have failed, there is nothing to see but dry water ponds, destroyed crops, and animal carcasses. As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe. But several international organisations have had to stop operations in the Kismayo camp and elsewhere, in large part
Amnesty: Pakistan: End civilian trials by military courts
On the first anniversary of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s ruling that trials of civilians by military courts are constitutional
Colombia Country Report - February 2026
By Juliana Girotto Indigenous peoples and others participate in a demonstration calling for better government protection of people in the country’s remote communities, on October 21, 2020, in Bogotá, Colombia.© Sebastián Barros/NurPhoto. Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Warning for Colombia. Nearly a decade after the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), violence and instability continue
Genocide Watch
May 6
Australian Women in ISIS Camp Returning From Syria
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says some individuals will be arrested and charged. Australian families believed to be linked to the ISIL group leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria, on April 24, 2026 [Orhan Qereman/Reuters] By Daniel Khalili-Tari, Reuters and The Associated Press Australian police say that some members of a group of Australian women and children due to arrive in the country from Syria imminently will be arrested over alleged links to the ISI
Al Jazeera
May 6
