Several killed in gov’t attack on hospital in northwest Syria
At least six civilians, including a child, were killed after government forces fired on a hospital in western Aleppo. Syrian mourners...
Al Jazeera
Mar 22, 2021
‘We choose good guys and bad guys’: beneath the myth of ‘model’ Rwanda
President Paul Kagame – long feted by leaders in the west – is accused of serial human rights abuses in expansive new book Published by...
The Guardian
Mar 22, 2021
Tanzania: President Magufuli’s Death Should Open New Chapter
Over the past six years, President Magufuli oversaw abusive laws and policies that seriously undermined human rights in Tanzania.
Human Rights Watch
Mar 22, 2021
Turkey pulls out of treaty protecting women from violence
Some politicians have attacked the charter saying it damages family unity, encourages divorce and acceptance of the LGBTQ community....
Al Jazeera
Mar 20, 2021
Fear and Hostility Simmer as Ethiopia’s Military Keeps Hold on Tigray
Accounts of atrocities keep coming in as the wounded flee to the regional capital, Mekelle, where Tigrayans say they are being winnowed...
Genocide Watch
Mar 19, 2021
Amnesty condemns Xinjiang’s ‘tragedy of Uighur family separation’
Rights group says China’s ‘ruthless detention campaign’ is preventing exiled Uighur families from reuniting with their children in...
Al Jazeera
Mar 19, 2021
Genocide Watch: Guinea
By Eric Ross Since gaining independence from France in 1958, Guinea has experienced decades of political instability, authoritarian rule,...
Genocide Watch
Mar 18, 2021
U.N. rights chief agrees to Ethiopia request for joint Tigray inquiry
Michelle Nichols / Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has agreed to an Ethiopian request...
Reuters
Mar 18, 2021
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....
BBC News
Mar 17, 2021
Record High Killing of Philippine Lawyers
61 Lawyers Murdered During Duterte Administration Carlos H. Conde | Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher, Asia Division Protesters hold...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 17, 2021
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...
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Mar 17, 2021
Children as young as 11 beheaded by Mozambique militants, aid group says
By Adam Taylor A new report says that children as young as 11 were beheaded by militants in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado province,...
Washington Post
Mar 16, 2021
