Turkey pulls out of treaty protecting women from violence
Some politicians have attacked the charter saying it damages family unity, encourages divorce and acceptance of the LGBTQ community....
Al Jazeera
Mar 20, 2021
Genocide Watch: Guinea
By Eric Ross Since gaining independence from France in 1958, Guinea has experienced decades of political instability, authoritarian rule,...
Genocide Watch
Mar 18, 2021
Record High Killing of Philippine Lawyers
61 Lawyers Murdered During Duterte Administration Carlos H. Conde | Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher, Asia Division Protesters hold...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 17, 2021
Priti Patel accused of undermining democracy with planned crackdown on protests
The bill would criminalise the way of life of gypsy and traveller communities and exacerbate discrimination against people of colour.
The Independent
Mar 16, 2021
Colombian Official Refuses to Say if Children Were Killed in Attack on Rebels
Youths were present, the defense minister said, calling them “machines of war,” but he would not give the ages of the dead. Reports that...
New York Times 1
Mar 13, 2021
Ivory Coast: Ouattara’s party wins majority in parliament vote
The vote passed off peacefully and for the first time in 10 years, it included all of the country’s main political players.
Al Jazeera
Mar 10, 2021
Philippines: UN rights office appalled over simultaneous killings of ‘red-tagged’ activists
9 March 2021 The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that it was “appalled” by what appears to be the simultaneous arbitrary...
Genocide Watch
Mar 10, 2021
Ending Pakistan’s epidemic of enforced disappearances
Thousands of Pakistan’s Baloch have been abducted by security forces. Will Prime Minister Imran Khan act to find our loved ones? Al...
Al Jazeera
Mar 10, 2021
3 female Guatemalan judges defend rule of law
Three female judges in Guatemala have emerged as critical figures in the fight for the rule of law in a justice system seen as under...
Genocide Watch
Mar 8, 2021
Philippine Security Forces Are Accused of Killing 9 Activists
A rights group said the activists were killed in coordinated raids in four provinces. An official confirmed that nine people were dead....
Genocide Watch
Mar 7, 2021
India went from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in 2020: Freedom House
US-based research institute voices fear the world’s largest democracy is descending into authoritarianism under Modi. Police detain a...
Al Jazeera
Mar 5, 2021
Why a Muslim reporter in India has spent nearly 150 days in jail
As police probe Siddique Kappan’s alleged link with controversial Muslim group, family and colleagues say arrest part of a larger media...
Al Jazeera
Mar 3, 2021
