Disappearance and detention to suppress dissent a hallmark of a decade of conflict in Syria – UN rep
Geneva, 1 March 2021 -- After a decade of conflict, tens of thousands of civilians arbitrarily detained in Syria remain forcibly...
Genocide Watch
Mar 1, 2021
Soldiers in Cameroon, A Close U.S. Ally, Commit Mass Rape, Report Says
The atrocity-filled raid on a village in Cameroon included the rape of at least 20 women, according to Human Rights Watch. In the predawn...
Nick Turse | The Intercept
Feb 28, 2021
India, Pakistan agree to stop cross-border firing in Kashmir
In rare move, India and Pakistan agree to 'strict observance' of ceasefire along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir. Indian army...
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2021
Philippines Admits Police Role in ‘Drug War’ Killings
February 25, 2021 9:44AM EST | Stunning Admission Highlights Need for UN Inquiry Still image captured from video of Philippine Justice...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 26, 2021
Fading Sri Lankan Hopes for Justice Rest on U.N. Rights Council
The government, strongly tied to the military, is blocking inquiries into wartime atrocities, undermining efforts to learn the fates of...
New York Times 1
Feb 24, 2021
India: Government Policies, Actions Target Minorities
Year After Delhi Violence, Bias Against Muslims Taints Investigation February 19, 2021 9:00AM EST A woman walks past security forces...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 22, 2021
2 killed in Myanmar in Worst Day of Violence Since Feb. 1 Coup
Police charge forward to disperse protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday. Security forces ratcheted up their pressure against...
NPR 1
Feb 20, 2021
Opinion | Where do the Rohingya Go After the Coup in Myanmar?
In the countrywide protests against the coup, nobody is talking about the future of the persecuted Rohingya minority. By Mayyu Ali Daniel...
New York Times 1
Feb 19, 2021
Colombian army committed 6,400 extrajudicial killings: Court
Killings allegedly presented as combat deaths to boost perception of military gains in conflict against FARC rebels. Colombia’s military...
Al Jazeera
Feb 19, 2021
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
Venezuela: ICC Prosecutor must include new mass extrajudicial executions in preliminary examination
In a new open-source investigation, Venezuela: Impunity in the face of lethal policy of social control, that collected evidence verified...
Amnesty International
Feb 18, 2021
Mass Atrocities, Including The Use Of Rape And Sexual Violence, In The Tigray Region Of Ethiopia
On Nov. 9, 2020, evidence of the mass killing of several hundred people, mainly Amharans, in the western Tigray town of Mai Kadra, emerged.
Forbes
Feb 18, 2021
