The Roots of Violence
In Central African Republic, the conflict between armed groups is now compounded by a conflict between armed communities. The roadmap to...
International Crisis Group 1
Sep 21, 2015
ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape
Claiming the Quran’s support, the Islamic State codifies sex slavery in conquered regions of Iraq and Syria and uses the practice as a...
New York Times 1
Aug 13, 2015
Restrictions Interfere With Human Rights Work
El presidente boliviano, Evo Morales durante una conferencia de prensa en la sede de las Naciones Unidas (ONU); Nueva York, 08 de enero...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 5, 2015
Turkey Says Suicide Bombing Kills Dozens in Town Near Syria
Image: A wounded man after an explosion in Suruc, Turkey, on Monday. Credit Reuters ISTANBUL — A suicide bombing hit a cultural center in...
Karam Shoumali and Ceylan Yeginsu
Jul 20, 2015
Former SS Guard Jailed for the Murder of 300,000 Jews
By Kate Connoly Judge in German court says 94-year-old former SS guard Oskar Gröning helped ensure smooth running of the Nazi killing...
The Guardian
Jul 15, 2015
Winston’s Children Share Their Stories
Nicholas Winton organized the escape of 669 children, mostly Jews, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II. After Mr. Winton died...
New York Times 1
Jul 13, 2015
Sister Diana Momeka: ISIS Commits 'Cultural and Human Genocide' in Iraq
An Iraqi nun initially denied a visa to testify before Congress — before the White House caved in to a wave of outrage — told lawmakers...
Cathy Burke | NewsMax
May 13, 2015
Xenophobia and the media: Where truth and patriotism intersect
There he was, the president of South Africa, reading the Sunday newspapers and thinking: “This makes us look bad.” The cause of...
Ranjeni Munusamy | Daily Maverick
Apr 22, 2015
Xenophobica in South Africa
“Afrophobia”? “Xenophobia”? “Black on black racism”? A “darker” as you can get hacking a “foreigner” under the pretext of his being too...
Achille Mbembe | Africa is a Country
Apr 16, 2015
The Betrayal of Human Rights and the Urgency of Universal Corporate Accountability
By Anna Grear and Burns Weston 1. INTRODUCTION The universalism at the heart of International Human Rights Law (IHRL) is, in aspiration...
Anna Grear and Burns H. Weston | The Authors
Feb 25, 2015
Mapping Bangladesh’s Political Crisis
Executive Summary On 5 January, the first anniversary of the deeply contested 2014 elections, the most violent in Bangladesh’s history,...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 9, 2015
Escape From a Nightmare
Refugees at the Kadei River, which marks the CAR’s border with Cameroon. © 2014 Marcus Bleasdale/VII for Human Rights Watch Aboubakar...
Foreign Policy
Dec 15, 2014
