Deadly 'Red-Tagging' Campaign Ramps Up in Philippines
February 18th, 2021 12:17 PM Human rights activists say “red-tagging,” a tactic whereby individuals are labelled as communists or...
VOA (Voice of America)
Feb 19, 2021
Burundi: UN refugee agency appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support
Though a political transition last year brought hope that more refugees could return home, the majority will continue to need protection.
United Nations
Feb 19, 2021
International Court Accuses Two Central African Militia Leaders of Attacks on Muslims
Both men pleaded not guilty. The same civil war is still upending the lives of Central Africans.
New York Times 1
Feb 18, 2021
Philippines police raid targets displaced Indigenous students
At least 21 Lumad students were taken from a Catholic university shelter in an operation described by police as a ‘rescue’ mission....
Al Jazeera
Feb 16, 2021
Ahmadi man killed in targeted attack in northwest Pakistan
Abdul Qadir has been shot dead at the entrance to his homoeopathic clinic in Peshawar’s Bazikhel area, the latest in a series of attacks....
Al Jazeera
Feb 13, 2021
Chechnya opens terror inquiry into gay men forcibly returned from Moscow
The Russian LGBT Network is concerned for their safety, citing other cases when men were brought back to Chechnya only to disappear or die.
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Feb 13, 2021
Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Killings Rise During Pandemic
Upsurge in Attacks on Activists, Community Leaders, Rights Defenders Detainees sleep in an open basketball court inside the Quezon City...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 12, 2021
Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity
At least 849 civilians were killed in ADF attacks last year in Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
Genocide Watch
Feb 12, 2021
Q&A Central African Republic: First ICC Anti-Balaka Trial
The current climate of impunity is fueling the violence in the CAR. The first Seleka-affiliated suspect was also sent to the ICC in January.
Human Rights Watch
Feb 12, 2021
Indigenous leaders killed in Philippines were ‘red-tagged’ over dam opposition
by Jun N. Aguirre on 8 February 2021 The killing of nine Indigenous leaders by police during an operation in the central Philippines on...
Jun N. Aguirre
Feb 10, 2021
Genocide Emergency: Saudi Arabia and the war in Yemen
Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the kingdom [Cliff Owen/AP] Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen has created what...
Genocide Watch
Feb 10, 2021
IS brutality returning to Syrian towns
By Mike Thomson The Islamic State (IS) group has launched more than 100 attacks in north-eastern Syria over the last month alone and is...
BBC News
Feb 8, 2021
