Burma: 40 Rohingya Villages Burned Since October Satellite Imagery Shows New Destruction in Rakhine
(New York, December 18, 2017) – Analysis of satellite imagery reveals new destruction of Rohingya villages during October and November...
Human Rights Watch
Dec 19, 2017
Rohingya refugees tell of Burmese military targeting children and the elderly
Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Burma have told how the military targeted children and the elderly in sickening attacks. The...
Daily Mail
Dec 19, 2017
IRIN Special Report: Inside the Congolese army’s campaign of rape and looting in South Kivu
Her face was tired and bruised, her arms bone-thin, her dress torn in several places. “Look at my body,” she whispered. “Is this the body...
IRIN News
Dec 18, 2017
Yazidi women struggle to return to daily life after enduring Islamic State brutality
Yazidi women, who were sold as sex slaves by Islamic State militants, are now returning to their families from formerly ISIS-controlled...
PBS
Dec 18, 2017
ANALYSIS: Could Aung San Suu Kyi face Rohingya genocide charges?
By Justin Rowlatt Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, is determined that the perpetrators of the horrors committed against the Rohingya face justice....
BBC News
Dec 18, 2017
Opinion: In 2017, the world let another 'genocide' unfold
By Ishaan Tharoor The volume of utterly horrifying stories emerging from Myanmar can feel overwhelming. Since late August, more than...
Washington Post
Dec 18, 2017
As Venezuela collapses, children are dying of hunger
SAN CASIMIRO, Venezuela — Kenyerber Aquino Merchán was 17 months old when he starved to death. His father left before dawn to bring him...
New York Times 1
Dec 17, 2017
NICHOLAS KRISTOF: Is This Genocide?
By Nicholas Kristof “Ethnic cleansing” and even “genocide” are antiseptic and abstract terms. What they mean in the flesh is a soldier...
New York Times 1
Dec 15, 2017
OPINION: A Responsibility to Prevent Genocide
Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. Credit: UNHCR/Roger...
Ludwik Donimrski | Military Technologies
Dec 15, 2017
Sexual Violence Marred Elections
Widespread sexual violence marred Kenya’s 2017 elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Kenyan government...
Human Rights Watch
Dec 14, 2017
The Actual Rohingya Death Toll Is 22 Times Higher Than Official Estimate, Survey Shows
The outbreak of violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority has reportedly killed thousands more people than the government...
The Huffington Post (Huffpost)
Dec 14, 2017
Persons with disabilities in armed conflicts
December 13 is the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It’s a good moment to...
