Myanmar refuses access to UN Special Rapporteur
The Government of Myanmar has informed UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee that all access to the country has been denied and cooperation...
Genocide Watch
Dec 20, 2017
New Report: El Salvador's Politics of Perpetual Violence
El Salvador, a small country in the isthmus of Central America, is wracked by an implacable strain of gang warfare. Exceptionally intense...
International Crisis Group 1
Dec 19, 2017
Opinion: In 2017, the world let another 'genocide' unfold
By Ishaan Tharoor The volume of utterly horrifying stories emerging from Myanmar can feel overwhelming. Since late August, more than...
Washington Post
Dec 18, 2017
NICHOLAS KRISTOF: Is This Genocide?
By Nicholas Kristof “Ethnic cleansing” and even “genocide” are antiseptic and abstract terms. What they mean in the flesh is a soldier...
New York Times 1
Dec 15, 2017
OPINION: A Responsibility to Prevent Genocide
Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. Credit: UNHCR/Roger...
Ludwik Donimrski | Military Technologies
Dec 15, 2017
Sexual Violence Marred Elections
Widespread sexual violence marred Kenya’s 2017 elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Kenyan government...
Human Rights Watch
Dec 14, 2017
Persons with disabilities in armed conflicts
December 13 is the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It’s a good moment to...
A Responsibility to Prevent Genocide
Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. Credit: UNHCR/Roger...
Tharanga Yakupitiyage | IPS News
Dec 12, 2017
Rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar security forces ‘sweeping, methodical,’ investigation finds
This combo photo comprises of portraits of some of the Rohingya Muslim women taken during an interview with The Associated Press in...
Asia Pacific
Dec 12, 2017
Myanmar military’s rape of Rohingya sweeping, methodical
The soldiers arrived, as they often did, long after sunset. It was June, and the newlyweds were asleep in their home, surrounded by the...
The Globe and Mail
Dec 11, 2017
Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis Enters a Dangerous New Phase
What’s the issue? The response of Myanmar’s military to militant group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army’s (ARSA) August attacks has led to...
International Crisis Group 1
Dec 7, 2017
The Killing of Former President Saleh Could Worsen Yemen’s War
What exactly happened and what led up to this sudden twist in Yemen's devastating war? On 4 December, Huthi fighters killed Yemen’s...
International Crisis Group 1
Dec 6, 2017
