FW de Klerk Foundation: Rising South Africa xenophobia
South Africans protest poor service delivery. Protests led to xenophobic violence. Source: Vatican News FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER RISING XENOPHOBIC MOBILISATION The FW de Klerk Foundation expresses its concern at the recent escalation of anti-immigrant mobilisation in parts of South Africa, including reports of intimidation, business closures, harassment of foreign nationals and calls for a nationwide shutdown demanding the removal of all foreign nationals
Genocide Watch
May 17
The Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia, May 15, 2026
Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims rest at a campsite in Lalibela in the Amhara region, two months after the Ethiopian military regained control of the town from Fano militia, January 7, 2024. ©2024 Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images Why the Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia Matters Public Conference, Kennedy Caucus Room, Russell US Senate Office Building, Capitol Hill. May 15, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Washington, D.C. – This conference in English is open to anyone interested i
Genocide Watch
May 14
Extermination in India: The Ninth Stage of Genocide
In part nine of our Ten Stages of Genocide in India Series, we explain how the ninth stage/process of genocide, Extermination, is occurring in India. A policeman looks on as a row of shops burns in Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Credit: AFP India has a history of genocides, including between 200,000 and two million killings during Partition in 1947. At this stage, the killing legally defined as genocide occurs. Perpetrators do not view their victims as fully human.
Genocide Watch
May 13
Ethiopia's constitutional reformers can learn from USA
Source: Ethiopia News Agency. American Federal Model Can Inspire Ethiopian Reforms Ethiopia Insight 15 April, 2026 By Nagessa Dube Ethiopia’s federal system is constitutionally established but structurally incomplete. For most of its modern history, the country operated under centralized rule, first as a unitary monarchy until the 1974 revolution, then as a Marxist-Leninist state under the Derg from 1974 to 1991. Federalism was formally introduced only with the 1995 Cons
Genocide Watch
May 13
European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators
The European Union has failed to prevent member states from exporting surveillance technology to governments with well-documented histories of using technology to spy on activists, journalists, and other critical voices, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Human Rights Watch
May 12
Djibouti Country Report 2026
Djibouti mother and baby. Source: World Food Programme Djibouti Country Report March 2026 By Larisa W Chikanya Djibouti is a small republic of approximately 1.1 million people located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, bordering Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Its position along one of the world’s most strategic maritime routes has made it a hub for foreign military presence, hosting bases operated by the United States, France, China, Japa
Genocide Watch
May 12
