Russia to pitch first camp in Africa with military base in Somaliland
Russia is in talks with breakaway Somali region, Somaliland, to set up a naval base of at least 1500 men outside Zeila, a city near the...
Ismail Akwei | face2faceafrica.com
Apr 19, 2018
As conditions worsen in Yemen, new UN envoy hopes to rekindle peace talks
The new United Nations envoy for war-torn Yemen called Tuesday for all parties to the conflict to abandon preconditions and begin...
Genocide Watch
Apr 18, 2018
Apps for refugees suffering psychological trauma and depression
A German refugee support organization has developed apps for smartphones to help migrants living with psychological symptoms of stress....
Marion MacGregor | InfoMigrants
Apr 18, 2018
Myanmar Armed Forces Blacklisted By UN For Committing Sexual Violence Against Rohingya
By Joanne Lu For the first time ever, the UN secretary-general is including Myanmar Armed Forces on an annual blacklist of groups that...
United Nations
Apr 17, 2018
How Syria Came to This
A story of ethnic and sectarian conflict, international connivance, and above all civilian suffering By Andrew Tabler Seven years of...
The Atlantic
Apr 15, 2018
Denial of Genocide Prevails in Dream for 'Greater Serbia'
"Bring me back my son and my family. I'll give you my entire fortune!" Kada Hotic, a mother from Srebrenica shouted out to Vojislav...
Al Jazeera
Apr 11, 2018
OPINION: Re-thinking EU-Turkey co-operation over migration
Turkey’s military offensive in Afrin is also an example of how refugees are instrumentalized to gain domestic support for foreign policy...
Sinem Adar | OpenDemocracy
Apr 11, 2018
Human Rights Council extends mandates on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Iran, South S
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandates on the Democratic People’s...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Human Rights Council adopts 10 texts, requests a high-level panel discussion on genocide and a study
Asks Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures to Present a Set of Elements to be Considered in the Preparation of a Draft...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Myanmar: UN expert calls for accountability over violence in Rakhine State
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, told the Human Rights Council on Monday she was...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar: concrete and overwhelming information points to international crime
Experts of the UN Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar called on Myanmar authorities Monday to stop dismissing reports that serious human...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
Human Rights Council discusses human rights situation in Myanmar
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
