Women fleeing Burkina Faso violence face sexual assault
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — A 20-year-old woman could no longer live in her village amid the rising violence caused by Islamic extremists....
Genocide Watch
Feb 14, 2021
Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Killings Rise During Pandemic
Upsurge in Attacks on Activists, Community Leaders, Rights Defenders Detainees sleep in an open basketball court inside the Quezon City...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 12, 2021
Thousands March for Justice in Sri Lanka, Despite Ban
Protesters Call for UN Action on Accountability By Meenakshi Ganguly In Sri Lanka, families like those of Mariyasuresh Easwary, whose...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 11, 2021
Indigenous leaders killed in Philippines were ‘red-tagged’ over dam opposition
by Jun N. Aguirre on 8 February 2021 The killing of nine Indigenous leaders by police during an operation in the central Philippines on...
Jun N. Aguirre
Feb 10, 2021
Islamic State Poised for Possible Resurgence in Afghanistan, US Officials Warn
By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON - The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan – seemingly pushed to the brink last year following unrelenting...
VOA (Voice of America)
Feb 10, 2021
Colombia Makes ‘Historic’ Decision to Grant Legal Status to 1.7 Million Venezuelan Migrants
President Iván Duque announced Monday that the Venezuelan migrants who fled an economic collapse at home can legally stay in Colombia for...
New York Times 1
Feb 9, 2021
Angola: Security Forces Kill Protesters in Lunda Norte Province
I ndependent, Thorough Investigation Needed (Johannesburg) – Angolan authorities should immediately ensure a prompt, independent, and...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 8, 2021
Father of Pakistani rights activist arrested on ‘terror’ charges
Pakistan court grants police custody of Muhammad Ismail, father of prominent human rights activist Gulalai Ismail. By Asad Hashim 3 Feb...
Al Jazeera
Feb 6, 2021
Why journalists in India are under attack
The latest crackdown on the media follows reporting on the farmers' protest. [Getty Images] A month after taking office in the summer of...
BBC News
Feb 4, 2021
Pakistan: Persecution of Ahmadis must end as authorities attempt shutdown of US website
3 February 2021, 03:30 UTC The Pakistani authorities must end their ongoing persecution of the Ahmadiyya religious minority, which is now...
Amnesty International
Feb 4, 2021
Turkey's Erdogan describes student protesters as "terrorists"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced student protesters as “terrorists” and vowed to crackdown on demonstrations opposing...
Associated Press 1
Feb 4, 2021
Genocide Warning: Turkey 2021
After the attempted coup d'état in 2015, Turkish President Erdoğan ordered investigations of public university professors to determine...
Genocide Watch
Feb 4, 2021
