International human rights and free speech organisations express grave concerns as Cumhuriyet trial
Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, PEN Belgium/Flanders, PEN Nederland, PEN International...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 8, 2018
A Hidden Face of War
By Isabelle Arradon A few years ago, a woman in her sixties outside Banda Aceh in Indonesia told me about the rape and other torture she...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 7, 2018
RSF shines light on “forbidden coverage” of women’s rights
To mark International Women’s Day (March 8), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 5, 2018
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict calls for end to ‘culture of denial’ in Sud
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, has called for an end to the ‘culture...
Radio Dabanga
Mar 1, 2018
Countering Jihadist Militancy in Bangladesh
What’s new? Two groups, Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarul Islam, dominate Bangladesh’s jihadist landscape today. Attacks since...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 28, 2018
UN Yemen envoy: Houthis scrapped peace deal at last minute
In a swansong address on Tuesday, the United Nations envoy on Yemen described being tantalisingly close to a peace deal to end Yemen’s...
Middle East Eye
Feb 27, 2018
Amnesty's Annual Report Offers a Scathing Assessment of the World's Human Rights
The survey of 159 countries and territories accuses governments across the globe of “shamelessly” backsliding on human rights, cracking...
TIME (Time Magazine)
Feb 22, 2018
Boris Johnson’s Vist To Burma A Stepping Stone For International Action On The Rohingya Crisis
The Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) has welcomed British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s visit to Bangladesh and Burma on 11 February...
Burma Human Rights Network
Feb 17, 2018
Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”
Sultangazi is an inner-city district of Istanbul located on the European side of the Bosphorus, home to more than a half-million Turkish...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 15, 2018
U.N. Security Council: Refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court
The United Nations Security Council should refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court to investigate genocide and other atrocity...
Fortify Rights International
Feb 13, 2018
Tackling the MENA Region’s Intersecting Conflicts
By Joost Hiltermann What's new? Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, conflicts of divergent origins across the Middle East have intersected...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 13, 2018
Briefing on Myanmar at the United Nations Security Council
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Abdullah is a father of eight from Buthidaung, in the northern part of Myanmar’s...
United Nations
Feb 13, 2018
