Foreign Secretary Shahidul: The Rohingya are forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, not refugees
'Rohingya people have taken shelter in Bangladesh in terror of their lives. But, we do not want to call them refugees. We have a strong...
Bilkis Irani
Sep 29, 2017
Global Appeal for UN Action
UN member states should act to pressure Myanmar to end crimes against humanity We, a global coalition of 87 civil society...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 28, 2017
6th Annual National Symposium on Women & Genocidein the 21st Century: The Case of Darfur
Darfur Women Action Group in partnership with African Student Association at the George Washington University and Jewish World Watch,...
Darfur Women Action Group
Sep 28, 2017
Avoiding the Worst in Central African Republic
Executive Summary As the Central African Republic (CAR) experiences a strong upsurge in violence and armed groups are taking root in the...
International Crisis Group 1
Sep 28, 2017
The Burmese Military is Committing Crimes Against Humanity
In Bangladesh’s overflowing and squalid camps for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing the Burmese army’s campaign of ethnic...
Washington Post
Sep 27, 2017
Canada Shows Global Leadership on Protecting Civilians in Yemen
By Farida Deif Officials tour a government compound destroyed by recent Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 27, 2017
DePaul’s M. Cherif Bassiouni, global ‘champion of justice,’ dead at 79
M. Cherif Bassiouni, an international lawyer and investigator of human rights abuses, torture and war crimes, with then-President Barack...
Maureen O' Donnell | The Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 27, 2017
'Take Myanmar to UN court for crimes against humanity’
Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) called on the international community on Tuesday to take the government of...
Anadolu Agency
Sep 27, 2017
DU demands international probe committee on Myanmar genocide
By Fahim Reza Shovon A human chain was held by DU teachers, students, and staff in front of Memory Eternal on the Dhaka University campus...
Dhaka Tribune 1
Sep 27, 2017
Incredible Stories Of Refugees Fleeing Intense Violence In Myanmar
More than 400,000 people have reportedly fled for their lives from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, and each one has their own...
The Huffington Post (Huffpost)
Sep 26, 2017
State Department Delaying Aid Congress Provided to Yazidis, Christians in Iraq
Human rights activists and Catholic groups are questioning why the State Department still appears reluctant to direct money Congress...
Susan Crabtree | The Washington Free Beacon
Sep 25, 2017
‘Safe Zones’ for Rohingya Refugees in Burma Could Be Dangerous
When Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, spoke at the United Nations General Assembly this week, she focused on the humanitarian...
Human Rights Watch
Sep 23, 2017
