Myanmar cardinal says there is no “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya minority
A UN report in February described the situation of the Rohingya community in Rakhine State a possible “genocide” and described a set of...
CRUX
Jun 23, 2017
South Sudan no longer has 'famine,' UN says, but 2 million remain near starvation
The UN warns that South Sudan's crisis is worsening and that removing the label of famine doesn't mean the situation has actually...
Associated Press
Jun 23, 2017
Russian warships fire missiles at ISIS in Syria
By Alla Eshchenko Russian warships have fired six missiles on ISIS targets in Syria, state media reports, in Moscow's latest show of...
CNN 1
Jun 23, 2017
Is South Sudan Government Engaged in Ethnic Cleansing, Triggering Africa's Biggest Refugee Crisi
An ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the South Sudanese government has triggered one of the biggest refugee crises in Africa. The...
Nick Turse | Democracy Now
Jun 23, 2017
WATCH: Story on gay men tortured in Chechnya
If you missed it when it aired earlier this week on HBO, you can now see (for free on YouTube) the Vice News segment about how gay men...
dallasvoice
Jun 22, 2017
Peace accord in CAR breaks down hours after its signing with renewed violence in Bria
Earlier this week, officials from the government of the Central African Republic met with representatives from the major rebel groups in...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Jun 22, 2017
A Nonviolent Strategy to Defeat Genocide
It is a tragic measure of the depravity of human existence that genocide is a continuing and prevalent manifestation of violence in the...
Robert J. Burrowes | Global Research
Jun 21, 2017
People With Disabilities at Risk in Central African Republic
File--In this April 14, 2014 photo, Hamamatou Harouna, 10, crawls to the restroom on the grounds of the Catholic Church where she and...
Associated Press
Jun 21, 2017
EU Takes Lead in Campaign to Prevent Gender-based Violence
FILE - a South Sudanese refugee and 32-year-old mother, who was raped for several days by a group of soldiers before she was allowed to...
VOA (Voice of America)
Jun 21, 2017
Rape, Domestic Abuse Among Traumas South Sudan Refugees Carry to Camps
By Halima Athumani The nearly 1 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda face shortages of food, water and medical care, but they have...
VOA (Voice of America)
Jun 21, 2017
Justice Needed for Lasting Peace in Central African Republic
Civilians in the Central African Republic caught a break this week. The government and armed groups signed a peace accord on June 19 that...
Human Rights Watch
Jun 20, 2017
Canada announces new strategy to prevent and address gender-based violence
Many Canadians still face violence every day simply because of their gender expression, gender identity or perceived gender. It’s time...
Steve Lee | LGBT Weekly
Jun 20, 2017
