Kenya: Protect Somalis Facing Conflict, Abuses, Drought
Kenya should protect and assist Somali refugees and asylum seekers facing ongoing conflict and a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Human...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 23, 2017
The Portuguese denied citizenship in their own country
Members of Afro-descendant communities, rendered 'foreigners' due to a discriminatory nationality law, are speaking up. By Ana Naomi de...
Al Jazeera
Mar 23, 2017
UN report decries Israeli settlements' 'alarming pace'
srael plans to build 6,000 new housing units in Palestinian areas [Mikkel Bahl/Danwatch] The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied...
Al Jazeera
Mar 22, 2017
Refugees fear harsher treatment under Hungarian law
A new law states that all asylum seekers are to be kept in camps. Just a year ago, Hungary put up razor-wire fences along the country's...
Al Jazeera
Mar 22, 2017
U.S. skips regional human rights panel examining reports of abuse by U.S. officials
(Associated Press) The Trump administration did not attend a regional human rights hearing that examined how U.S. policies are hurting...
Los Angeles Times
Mar 21, 2017
Central African Republic: Executions by Rebel Group
Children from Bakala in a displacement camp in Grimali, Central African Republic, January 24, 2017. Approximately 10,000 people have fled...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 19, 2017
2 Years On, DR Congo Mass Grave Still a Mystery
By Ida Sawyer On the night of March 18-19, 2015, security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo secretly dug a mass grave on the...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 18, 2017
Ethiopia: Human Rights Watch Denounces Ethiopian Government’s Human Rights Abuses
(c) Human Rights Watch, photo of Mr. Felix Horne Human Rights Watch’s Ethiopia and Eritrea Researcher, Mr. Felix Horne, addressed the US...
Genocide Watch
Mar 16, 2017
Action Items for North Korea Freedom and Human Rights
Dear NKFC Members and Friends: A few items for you regarding freedom and human rights for the people of North Korea: NKFC Panel March...
North Korea Freedom Coalition
Mar 16, 2017
Human rights abuses and international humanitarian law violations in the Syrian Arab Republic, 21 Ju
Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February-24 March 2017 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s...
Genocide Watch
Mar 14, 2017
Sudan’s New Image Can’t Disguise Harsh Reality
By Jehanne Henry Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir speaks during a press conference after the oath of the prime minister and first...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 14, 2017
Statement by Ms. Yanghee LEE, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar at the
Statement by Ms. Yanghee LEE, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar at the 34th session of the Human Rights...
Genocide Watch
Mar 13, 2017
