U.N. General Assembly: Hold an Emergency Special Session on Myanmar
Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting protesters. (BANGKOK, March 15, 2021)—U.N. member states should move to hold an...
Fortify Rights International
Mar 16, 2021
Myanmar Junta Declares Martial Law in Yangon
The move in Yangon by the ruling junta came after dozens of people protesting a military coup last month were killed by security forces....
Associated Press 1
Mar 15, 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
The Legacy of Racism in South Africa
Institutional Violence by Security Forces Recalls Apartheid Abuses Protesters run for cover as they clash with police at Eldorado Park...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 12, 2021
Myanmar’s military on ‘killing spree’ against protesters: Amnesty
New report finds evidence the military is using battlefield weapons and conflict-hardened troops against peaceful protesters. Riot police...
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
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
In Pictures: Myanmar’s ‘bloodiest’ day since coup
UN says 38 people were killed across Myanmar on Wednesday after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters. A protester uses a...
Al Jazeera
Mar 4, 2021
Army, private firm, fighters accused of Mozambique war crimes
Hundreds of civilians in Cabo Delgado province are victims of indiscriminate killing by rebels, gov’t forces and private militia, Amnesty...
Al Jazeera
Mar 2, 2021
World condemns Myanmar crackdown as 18 peaceful protesters killed
Security forces open fire, use tear gas and make mass arrests as they seek to disperse people demonstrating against the military’s power...
Al Jazeera
Mar 1, 2021
