DePaul’s M. Cherif Bassiouni, global ‘champion of justice,’ dead at 79
M. Cherif Bassiouni, an international lawyer and investigator of human rights abuses, torture and war crimes, with then-President Barack...
Maureen O' Donnell | The Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 27, 2017
'Take Myanmar to UN court for crimes against humanity’
Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) called on the international community on Tuesday to take the government of...
Anadolu Agency
Sep 27, 2017
DU demands international probe committee on Myanmar genocide
By Fahim Reza Shovon A human chain was held by DU teachers, students, and staff in front of Memory Eternal on the Dhaka University campus...
Dhaka Tribune 1
Sep 27, 2017
Incredible Stories Of Refugees Fleeing Intense Violence In Myanmar
More than 400,000 people have reportedly fled for their lives from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, and each one has their own...
The Huffington Post (Huffpost)
Sep 26, 2017
State Department Delaying Aid Congress Provided to Yazidis, Christians in Iraq
Human rights activists and Catholic groups are questioning why the State Department still appears reluctant to direct money Congress...
Susan Crabtree | The Washington Free Beacon
Sep 25, 2017
‘Safe Zones’ for Rohingya Refugees in Burma Could Be Dangerous
When Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, spoke at the United Nations General Assembly this week, she focused on the humanitarian...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 23, 2017
Burma: Landmines Deadly for Fleeing Rohingya
A Rohingya woman travels to a hospital near Kutupalong, Bangladesh, after a landmine blew off her right leg while she was crossing the...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 23, 2017
Without a Home, and Without Hope
By Brook Larmer “Dance!” shouted the army officer, waving a gun at the trembling girl. Afifa, just 14 years old, was corralled in a rice...
National Geographic
Sep 22, 2017
Bringing Daesh To Justice - A Real Action At Last?
In August 2017, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, wrote to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,...
Forbes
Sep 21, 2017
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Advances Bill Aimed at Helping Christians in Iraq and Syria
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill, passed by the House in June, that attempts to ensure that...
Lauretta Brown | Townhall
Sep 21, 2017
Afghan President Speaks Out for Human Rights at UN
Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York,...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 21, 2017
Refugees in Border Zone at Risk
A general view shows Syrian refugee camps dotted in and around the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon, September...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 20, 2017
