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
Guinea: Deaths in detention and prison sentence for opposition members
Authorities in Guinea must investigate the deaths of at least four people in detention and end a wave of arrests targeting at least 400...
Amnesty International
Feb 2, 2021
Sri Lanka: Justice Under Attack
UN Human Rights Council Should Pursue Accountability (Geneva) – Sri Lanka’s government is aggressively attacking efforts to hold...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 1, 2021
77 Lashes for a Gay Couple in Indonesia
Troubling Trend of Anti-LGBT Actions By Kyle Knight Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly flogged two gay men 77 times each...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 31, 2021
Violence May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The Biden administration is reviewing a deal between its predecessor and the Taliban for a May 1 deadline to pull all American troops out...
New York Times 1
Jan 31, 2021
Sri Lanka: UN Rights Chief Decries Mounting Abuses
Report Highlights Need for Strong Human Rights Council Resolution (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council , at its upcoming...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 30, 2021
Women Fleeing Venezuela Are Targeted With Sexual Assault As They Cross Into Colombia
Editor's note: This story includes details some readers may find disturbing. At a shelter for Venezuelan migrants in the Colombian border...
NPR 1
Jan 30, 2021
