Gunmen Assassinate 2 Female Afghan Judges in Kabul
By Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD - Officials in Afghanistan said Sunday two female judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in the...
VOA (Voice of America)
Jan 22, 2021
Lebanon must end impunity for human rights abuses following UN Human Rights Council review
The government of Lebanon must heed the recommendations of the international community and do much more to fulfil, respect and protect...
Amnesty International
Jan 21, 2021
Sri Lanka: Covid-19 Forced Cremation of Muslims Discriminatory
Baseless Public Health Claims Smokescreen for Persecuting Minority (New York) – Sri Lanka ’s requirement to cremate anyone who dies from...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 20, 2021
Group: Billion in aid needed to help Afghan kids in 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in 2021, a...
Associated Press 1
Jan 19, 2021
‘There Is No Safe Area’: In Kabul, Fear Has Taken Over
A new wave of violence and a growing uncertainty about the country’s future have left Afghans in the capital with a constant sense of...
New York Times 1
Jan 17, 2021
Pakistan: Worsening Crackdown on Dissent
Minorities, Women Face Increased Risks January 13, 2021 5:44PM EST Members of civil society groups take part in a rally to condemn a...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 15, 2021
Hearing of UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee on Uyghur Genocide in China
Foreign Affairs Committee Oral evidence: Xinjiang detention camps - 12 01 21, HC 800 Tuesday, 12 January 2021 Ordered by the House of...
Genocide Watch
Jan 15, 2021
Sri Lanka: A Return to Threats, Fear Crackdown on Critics, Disregard for Accountability
(New York) – Sri Lanka’s human rights situation has seriously deteriorated under the administration of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 15, 2021
Peace talks are faltering, violence has surged, and U.S. troops are pulling out
Can the Afghan government withstand the pressure? KABUL — Growing uncertainty over peace talks with the Taliban, a drumbeat of targeted...
Washington Post
Jan 14, 2021
No Safe Haven for LGBT People in El Salvador
Strengthen Protections, End Asylum Pact with US A transgender woman shows a photograph of Camila Díaz, whom she met while migrating to...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 11, 2021
US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy
The U.S. religious watchdog is appealing for the rights of a Pakistani woman, a members of the country's minority Ahmadis, who has been...
Associated Press 1
Jan 8, 2021
Why Joe Biden Should Help the Rohingya People of Myanmar
A large group of Rohingya people, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmar's Rakhine state, try to cross the border at...
TIME (Time Magazine)
Jan 6, 2021
