Over 25 Rohingya villages of Northern Rakhine Attacked by Newly Dispatched Military
At around 1:00 am, 25 August 2017, the newly deployed military have attacked over 25 villages in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung,...
Rohingya Vision
Aug 25, 2017
Myanmar: Implement Recommendations of Kofi Annan-led Commission
The Government of Myanmar should immediately act on comprehensive recommendations from the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, said...
Fortify Rights International
Aug 24, 2017
Excessive force won't solve Myanmar's Rohingya crisis: Annan panel
Myanmar should respond to a crisis over its Muslim Rohingya community in a "calibrated" way without excessive force, a panel led by...
Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Robert Birsel |
Aug 24, 2017
Burma: Government must act on Rakhine Commission's recommendations
Reacting to the final report issued today by the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, James Gomez, Amnesty...
Amnesty International
Aug 24, 2017
Middle East on a Roll to Repeal 'Marry the Rapist' Laws
In recent weeks, the Tunisian, Jordanian, and Lebanese parliaments have repealed provisions in their penal codes that allowed rapists to...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 24, 2017
UNICEF: Number of Children Used for "Human Bombs" in Nigeria Has Quadrupled in 2017
On Tuesday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that children have been increasingly used as “human bombs” in northern Nigeria by...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Aug 22, 2017
Rakhine Advisory Commission’s Kofi Annan Arrives in Yangon
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the chair of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, arrived in Yangon on Tuesday afternoon,...
Irrawaddy
Aug 22, 2017
Rohingya refugees in India: NHRC issues notice to Centre over its plan to deport illegal immigrants
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Centre over the plan to deport illegal Rohingya immigrants from...
First Post
Aug 18, 2017
Myanmar's military holds key to further reform
Myanmar military parade at Armed Force's Day in Naypyitaw on March 27 (Photo by Thurein Hla Htway) What does Myanmar need to push through...
Genocide Watch
Aug 18, 2017
Malaysia: Drop Censorship of Documentary Films on Human Trafficking and Refugees
Malaysian authorities should abolish film censorship and immediately repeal the Film Censorship Act, said Fortify Rights today. On August...
Fortify Rights International
Aug 16, 2017
US racism on the rise, UN experts warn in wake of Charlottesville violence
Racism and xenophobia are on the rise across the USA, a group of United Nations human rights experts* has warned in the wake of the...
Genocide Watch
Aug 16, 2017
What Science Tells Us About Good and Evil
After a killing and a violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, the nation wrestles with why we commit such unspeakable acts. The...
National Geographic
Aug 16, 2017
