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
‘Repeat of what happened in Myanmar’: India detains 160 Rohingya
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir send dozens of Rohingya refugees to ‘holding centre’, as activists decry the move. Rohingya...
Al Jazeera
Mar 8, 2021
Germany Pays for Europe’s Hypocrisy Over Morocco
The EU’s most powerful member can’t signal virtue over Western Sahara while doing business with Rabat. Relations between Morocco and...
Genocide Watch
Mar 5, 2021
UN Finds Torture, Forced Labor Still Rampant in North Korean Prisons
UN Human Rights Council Should Press for Accountability Last week, the United Nations published a new report concluding that the North...
Human Rights Watch
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
Afghan Civilian Casualties Soared After Peace Talks’ Start
Fighting intensified in the last quarter of 2020, after talks between the Afghan government and Taliban began. Before then, it had been a...
New York Times 1
Feb 23, 2021
A Growing Rights Crisis in Sri Lanka
By Meenakshi Ganguly Indian leaders have committed to supporting the rights of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka to “live with equity,...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 20, 2021
Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo: UN refugee agency
A record of more than 2,000 civilians were killed in three eastern provinces last year in attacks mainly attributed to armed groups.
United Nations
Feb 20, 2021
Loss of autonomy in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights
Loss of autonomy in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights – UN independent experts. Nimisha Jaiswal/IRIN |...
United Nations
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
Yemen risks worst famine on planet in 'decades', says UN officials
Tens of thousands more civilians could be displaced due to attacks by Houthi rebels in Marib province Pro-Houthi soldiers on patrol in...
The Guardian
Feb 18, 2021
