Why do some UN peacekeepers rape?
UN peacekeepers are sent to the most war-ravaged countries on Earth, ostensibly to help them transition to peace. But some stand accused...
Al Jazeera
Aug 2, 2017
Caught in South Sudan’s War
By Audrey Wabwire One hot Tuesday afternoon last January, about 10 South Sudanese government soldiers came to Elizabeth’s village,...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 1, 2017
South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses
Civilians fleeing Kajo Keji county, toward the southern border with Uganda, April 27, 2017. © 2017 Jason Patinkin South Sudanese...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 1, 2017
Tunisia Takes a Big Step to Protect Women From Abuse
By Lilia Blaise A hair salon in Tunis. A new law aimed at protecting Tunisian women has been lauded by human rights groups....
New York Times 1
Aug 1, 2017
In Mosul, Revealing the Last ISIS Stronghold
By Ivor Prickett An Iraqi federal police officer in the Old City of west Mosul. CreditIvor Prickett for The New York Times Days after the...
New York Times 1
Aug 1, 2017
‘I’m a Civilian. I’m Innocent’: Who’s in Congo’s Mass Graves?
Congolese refugees who fled the violence in the Kasai waited for their daily food ration in Kikwit.CreditJohn Wessels/Agence...
New York Times 1
Jul 28, 2017
The Call - Greg Stanton - TedX
Witnessing the aftermath of the Cambodian Genocide in 1980, Greg Stanton felt called to make it his life's work to bring Khmer Rouge...
TEDx Talks
Jul 28, 2017
Human Rights Activists Applaud Tillerson for Calling ISIS Slaughter of Iraqi Religious Minorities &#
Human rights activists are applauding Secretary of State Tillerson for using the term genocide to describe the Islamic State's mass...
Susan Crabtree | The Washington Free Beacon
Jul 28, 2017
DR Congo Kasai violence displaces 850,000 children
An estimated 850,000 children have been forced to flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai provinces, the UN's...
BBC News
Jul 28, 2017
From the Rise of the Caliphate to the Fall of Mosul, One Family’s Journey
By Campbell MacDiarmid Residents of this shattered city initially welcomed the Islamic State, but the honeymoon was short. The damage...
Foreign Policy
Jul 27, 2017
Congolese Warlord Wanted for Mass Rape Surrenders
By Ida Sawyer The leader of the Mai Mai Sheka militia group, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, campaigns for a seat in parliament ahead of the...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 26, 2017
Case against the Bible of Jehovah's Witnesses resumes Friday
On Friday, July 28, 2017, the Vyborg City Court, 138 kilometers (85 mi.) northwest of St. Petersburg, will resume hearings in the case...
!A Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) 1
Jul 26, 2017
