SERAP Seeks Sanctions Against South Africa over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government to sanction the Republic of South...
Daily Trust
Feb 27, 2017
Iran Human Rights Violations Continue Unabated
President Hassan Rouhani election was based on his “moderate” campaign, which seemed to signal a change in Iran on various issues,...
Siavosh Hosseini | The Media Express
Feb 26, 2017
Christians flee Egypt's Sinai after militant killings
EL-ARISH, Egypt – Suspected Islamic militants gunned down a Christian man inside his home in northern Sinai, officials and a priest said...
Associated Press 1
Feb 24, 2017
Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa
MXLLS A man reacts to tear gas fired by police fire to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters, after mobs looted stores this...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 24, 2017
Redefining Rape in Jamaica
By Graeme Reid A homeless youth from the LGBT community sits in the sewer where he lives in Kingston, Jamaica. (C) 2014 Human Rights...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 24, 2017
Duterte Vows to Kill 3 Million President of Philippines compares himself to Adolf Hitler
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, made perhaps his most controversial remark on record Friday -- openly musing about...
Genocide Watch
Feb 23, 2017
The Rohingya crisis and the role of the OIC The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is not doing eno
by Abdullah al-Ahsan Abdullah al-Ahsan is professor of comparative civilizations at the International Islamic University Malaysia. The...
Al Jazeera
Feb 23, 2017
Malawi Amends Constitution to Remove Child Marriage Loophole
By Annerieke Smaak A 14-year-old girl holds her baby at her sister’s home in a village in Kanduku, in Malawi’s Mwanza district. She...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 23, 2017
Canada Commits 'Human Rights Violations' By Locking Up Children: Report
An average of at least 48 Canadian children are being held in immigration detention centres every year, harming their mental and physical...
The Huffington Post (Huffpost)
Feb 23, 2017
Vigilante Groups Fighting Boko Haram
Regional armies in the Lake Chad basin deploy vigilantes to sharpen campaigns against Boko Haram insurgents. But using these militias...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 23, 2017
What's Behind Attacks on Foreigners in South Africa?
South Africa is experiencing a rise in what is being described as "xenophobic" violence. Locals are accusing migrants of stealing their...
Al Jazeera
Feb 23, 2017
African migrants in South Africa are in fear for their lives—again
Once again, there are signs of growing xenophobia in South Africa. Despite the lives lost in previous waves of violence, the country has...
Quartz Mediaso
Feb 22, 2017
