Standoff in Zimbabwe as Struggle to Succeed Mugabe Deepens
What’s behind the new political crisis in Zimbabwe? The crisis began on 6 November when President Mugabe fired Emmerson Mnangagwa and...
International Crisis Group 1
Nov 14, 2017
Waves of Genocidal Terror against Rohingyas by Myanmar and the Resultant Exodus Since 1978
In the age of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, netizens around the world view on their mobile phones and tablets the deeply disturbing...
!a Maung Zarni 1
Nov 14, 2017
Five Questions About Sexual Violence in the Rohingya Crisis
The Five Questions Series is a forum for scholars, government officials, civil society leaders, and foreign policy practitioners to...
Jamille Bigio |Council on Foreign Relations
Nov 9, 2017
South Kordofan/Blue Nile Coordinating Unit Humanitarian Update
Overview [all emphases in bold and orange bold have been added; all commentary is in blue italics followed by my initials–ER] |...
Sudan - Research, Analysis, and Advocacy 1
Nov 8, 2017
Expose Abuses of Women in Detention in North Korea
A North Korean soldier stands guard at the entrance of a women’s prison near Chongsong, North Korea, May 31, 2009. © 2009 Reuters...
Human Rights Watch
Nov 6, 2017
UN Security Council: Refer Burma to the ICC
A Rohingya refugee family cross the Naf River at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Palong Khali, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh November 1,...
Human Rights Watch
Nov 3, 2017
Farm attacks – an evil within
Claims of kingpins in charge of well-planned crime operations with connections in government, highly trained hit squads using children to...
Genocide Watch
Nov 2, 2017
Myanmar: Drop Case Against Kachin Religious Leaders
Myanmar authorities should drop the charges against two ethnic Kachin Baptist community leaders who have been arbitrarily detained since...
Fortify Rights International
Oct 27, 2017
Boko Haram strapped suicide bombs to them. Somehow these teenage girls survived.
By Dionne Searcey "They said to me, ‘Are you going to sleep with us, or do you want to go on a mission?’”AISHA, 15 “I didn’t want a...
New York Times 1
Oct 25, 2017
An Election Delay Can Help Avert Kenya’s Crisis
What’s happening? On 26 October, Kenya is scheduled to hold repeat presidential elections following the Supreme Court’s annulment of the...
International Crisis Group 1
Oct 23, 2017
Watch List 2017 – Third Update
Undocumented Migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America Flows of undocumented migrants from Central America, through Mexico...
International Crisis Group 1
Oct 18, 2017
New Satellite Images Confirm Mass Destruction
Complete destruction of Rohingya villages in close proximity to intact Rakhine village, Maungdaw township, recorded on 21 September...
Human Rights Watch
Oct 17, 2017
