Charlottesville: United Nations warns US over 'alarming' racism
Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other alt-right factions rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, on 12 August. Photograph: ddp...
Haroon Siddique and Oliver Laughland | The
Aug 23, 2017
UNICEF: Number of Children Used for "Human Bombs" in Nigeria Has Quadrupled in 2017
On Tuesday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that children have been increasingly used as “human bombs” in northern Nigeria by...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Aug 22, 2017
Rakhine Advisory Commission’s Kofi Annan Arrives in Yangon
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the chair of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, arrived in Yangon on Tuesday afternoon,...
Irrawaddy
Aug 22, 2017
Rohingya refugees in India: NHRC issues notice to Centre over its plan to deport illegal immigrants
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Centre over the plan to deport illegal Rohingya immigrants from...
First Post
Aug 18, 2017
Myanmar's military holds key to further reform
Myanmar military parade at Armed Force's Day in Naypyitaw on March 27 (Photo by Thurein Hla Htway) What does Myanmar need to push through...
Genocide Watch
Aug 18, 2017
For a Yazidi Woman, Justice for ISIS Crimes Is Still Elusive
Iraqi Yazidis who escaped the Islamic State from Sinjar enteing Dohuk Province, in Iraqi Kurdistan, from Syria in 2014. Kurdish fighters...
New York Times 1
Aug 17, 2017
Recalling Lincoln in the Wake of Charlottesville
By Eric Reeves Most Americans are now struggling simply to make sense of the reality of a president who has conspicuously given...
Dr. Eric Reeves
Aug 17, 2017
Malaysia: Drop Censorship of Documentary Films on Human Trafficking and Refugees
Malaysian authorities should abolish film censorship and immediately repeal the Film Censorship Act, said Fortify Rights today. On August...
Fortify Rights International
Aug 16, 2017
US racism on the rise, UN experts warn in wake of Charlottesville violence
Racism and xenophobia are on the rise across the USA, a group of United Nations human rights experts* has warned in the wake of the...
Genocide Watch
Aug 16, 2017
What Science Tells Us About Good and Evil
After a killing and a violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, the nation wrestles with why we commit such unspeakable acts. The...
National Geographic
Aug 16, 2017
Libya: Videos Capture Summary Executions
Forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) in eastern Libya appear to have executed captured fighters in Benghazi and desecrated...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 16, 2017
Myanmar Govt to Send Special Envoy to UN
The Myanmar govt will send a special envoy the UN in New York to explain the situation in Rakhine State. / Reuters The Myanmar government...
Irrawaddy
Aug 15, 2017
