Dozens Killed in Violence in Volatile South Sudan County
By Deng Machol © UNICEF/UN0234655/Modola Dozens of people have recently been killed in violence that includes beheadings and sexual...
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South Sudan: ‘Hellish Existence’ for Women and Girls
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on...
Religious Persecution In India Impacts Women
Congressional Briefing on “Impact of Religious Persecution on Women in India” on March 9, 2022 at 12 noon EST / 10.30 pm IST. This...
Victory for Indigenous Women Raped During Guatemalan Civil War
Five men were sentenced to 30 years each in prison in a ruling hailed as vindication for survivors who have spent years fighting for...
Ex-Paramilitaries Face Trial for Rape of Indigenous Women
Forty years after the heinous state-sponsored crimes were committed, Maya Achi women get their day in court. By Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo...
Argentina Court to Investigate War Crimes Against Rohingya
The case, which the UN says could amount to genocide, was brought under the legal premise of universal justice Protesters show support...
Genocide Emergency: CAR October 2021
Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Emergency Alert for the Central African Republic (CAR). Central African refugee camp in Ndu on the...
US, EU warn of influx of Eritrean troops in Tigray
By Giulia Paravicini LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The United States and European Union are raising alarm over the recent deployment of...
‘My Blood Is Boiling’: War Fever surges, Ethiopia
By Abdi Latif Dahir A government drive to enlist civilians in the war effort threatens to widen the conflict, forcing ethnic groups to...
TIgray forces struck alliance with Oromo militants
By CARA ANNA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A militant leader in Ethiopia says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces now...
Ethiopian forces: systematic rape in Tigray
Forces aligned to the Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence. Rape and sexual slavery constitute...
CAR: UN report calls for end to mounting abuses
GENEVA / BANGUI (4 August 2021) -- A UN report published today details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the past year...
Violence and Abuse Wreak Havoc in CAR
By Lisa Schlein GENEVA - A human rights lawyer appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council reported to the body Friday that the...
West and Russia clash over Russian mercenaries in CAR
By Edith M. Lederer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States, Britain and France accused Russian mercenaries on Wednesday of operating...
Genocidal Rape in Tigray, Ethiopia
Don’t Turn Away From These Images and These Crimes Rahel, a rape survivor in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Credit...Lynsey Addario Meet...
Portland protest march calls attention to plight of Congolese minority
More than 300 Banyamulenge have resettled in Maine after fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Published by Portland Press Herald...