Seven Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings uncovered by reporters
(CNN) Seven members of Myanmar's military have been sentenced to 10-year prison terms with hard labor for killing 10 Rohingya men last...
CNN 1
Apr 11, 2018
How Turkey’s Campaign in Afrin Is Stoking Syrian Hatreds
Mohammed is not his real name. He asked me not to share personal details, fearing retaliation from the fighters he passes when he walks...
The New York Review of Books
Apr 11, 2018
OPINION: Sudan: It’s High Time to Ratify the UN Convention Against Torture
April 9th, 2018-Sudan signed the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) in...
Amnesty International
Apr 10, 2018
Eritrea: Rights Abuses Continue Unabated
Mar 12th 2018–Repeated Human Rights Council resolutions have condemned “in the strongest terms” the “systematic, widespread and gross...
Human Rights Watch
Apr 9, 2018
Gay Chechens flee threats, beatings and exorcism
Family pressure has fueled a sense of persecution felt by gay people in Chechnya, a mainly Muslim region in southern Russia. Dozens have...
BBC News
Apr 6, 2018
Human Rights Council extends mandates on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Iran, South S
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandates on the Democratic People’s...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Human Rights Council adopts 10 texts, requests a high-level panel discussion on genocide and a study
Asks Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures to Present a Set of Elements to be Considered in the Preparation of a Draft...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Yemen: Diphtheria outbreak 'symptoms of collapsed health system'
Since the disease was first detected six months ago, around 1,300 people have been infected and more than 70 have died. The World Health...
Al Jazeera
Mar 18, 2018
Saudis in secret talks with Houthis to end Yemen's war: report
Sources say clandestine discussions have been going on for two months in neighbouring Oman, news agency says. The UN estimates 22.2...
Al Jazeera
Mar 15, 2018
Myanmar: UN expert calls for accountability over violence in Rakhine State
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, told the Human Rights Council on Monday she was...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar: concrete and overwhelming information points to international crime
Experts of the UN Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar called on Myanmar authorities Monday to stop dismissing reports that serious human...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
Human Rights Council discusses human rights situation in Myanmar
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
