Pakistan wants millions of Afghan refugees gone. It's a humanitarian crisis waiting to happen
© Fayaz Aziz/Reuters In the bustling border town of Peshawar, Pakis In the bustling border town of Peshawar, Pakistan, the lines form...
PRI
Mar 31, 2017
Chios: Syrian refugee critical after 'self-immolation'
More than 60,000 refugees are stranded across Greece [File: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters] CHICOS, Greece— A Syrian refugee is in critical...
Al Jazeera
Mar 31, 2017
Central African Republic: Armed Groups Using Schools
UPC fighters outside a kindergarten in Ngadja, Ouaka province. The fighters have used the building as a base since October 2014. © 2017...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 24, 2017
Beauty and the Beast: Malaysian film censors back down in 'gay moment' row
Country’s censorship board approves 13-plus rating after previously demanding Disney cut gay scene from live-action remake before release...
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Mar 23, 2017
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
