Sexual Violence as Weapon of War
Armed groups in the Central African Republic have used rape and sexual slavery as a tactic of war across the country during nearly five...
Human Rights Watch
Oct 4, 2017
Refugees, they are
More than half a million Rohingyas have been expelled from their homeland and are seeking refuge in Bangladesh, joining almost an equal...
Daily Star
Oct 3, 2017
Azerbaijan: Anti-Gay Crackdown
Isa Shahmarly, former chair of the Free (Azad) LGBT group, whose experience as a gay man in Azerbaijan, drove him to suicide. In...
Human Rights Watch
Oct 3, 2017
The Twists and Turns along China’s Belt and Road
“The project of the century” is how Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi touted the Belt and Road Initiative to the world when addressing the...
International Crisis Group 1
Oct 2, 2017
How to Ensure a Credible, Peaceful Presidential Vote in Kenya
I.Overview Kenya must hold repeat presidential elections before 1 November, after the country’s Supreme Court annulled a first vote that...
International Crisis Group 1
Oct 2, 2017
Syrians Thrust Back into War
A lone man crosses Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp population fell from 203,000 during its peak in April 2013 to 80,000 by July...
Human Rights Watch
Oct 2, 2017
Act Now to End and Remedy Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2017 https://go.usa.gov/xRSUU CONTACT Audra McGeorge | Cory Fritz (202) 225-5021 The United...
Fortify Rights International
Sep 29, 2017
A New Roadmap to Make U.S. Sudan Sanctions Relief Work
I.Overview By 12 October, the U.S. will decide whether to permanently lift economic and trade sanctions it suspended since January 2017....
International Crisis Group 1
Sep 29, 2017
Global Appeal for UN Action
UN member states should act to pressure Myanmar to end crimes against humanity We, a global coalition of 87 civil society...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 28, 2017
Avoiding the Worst in Central African Republic
Executive Summary As the Central African Republic (CAR) experiences a strong upsurge in violence and armed groups are taking root in the...
International Crisis Group 1
Sep 28, 2017
The Burmese Military is Committing Crimes Against Humanity
In Bangladesh’s overflowing and squalid camps for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing the Burmese army’s campaign of ethnic...
Washington Post
Sep 27, 2017
Canada Shows Global Leadership on Protecting Civilians in Yemen
By Farida Deif Officials tour a government compound destroyed by recent Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 27, 2017
