Ukrainians Describe Horrors of Kherson Occupation
By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth KHERSON, Ukraine, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Residents in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson call the...
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Rape as an Act of Genocide
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ISIS fighters terrorize northern Mozambique
R.A., 16, bears the scars of his torture by Islamic State militants after they overran his village near Pemba, Mozambique, a few years...
Myanmar Genocide Emergency
Myanmar’s military seized control of the country’s infrastructure in early February 2021, suspending most television broadcasts and...
In Russian-Occupied Izyum, She Was Raped and Tortured
A portrait of Alla, a Ukrainian woman who said she was held by Russian forces for 10 days in July in the occupied city of Izyum in...
Russia’s ‘Most Hidden Crime’ in the Ukraine War: Rape
A woman who gave her name only as S. sits in a chair in her home in Makariv, Ukraine, a town that had been under Russian occupation. She...
Before Bucha in Ukraine, there was Abkhazia in Georgia
Thirty years after the war in Georgia’s breakaway territory of Abkhazia, victims are still waiting for justice. Venera Meshveliani, 86,...
ICJ rejects Myanmar objections to Rohingya genocide case
Fortify Rights July 22, 2022 The ICJ, also known as the World Court, delivered a judgment rejecting the Myanmar junta’s preliminary...
Migrants in Libya forced into rape for food:UN
Investigators described how migrants in detention face “acts of murder, torture, rape and other inhumane acts” A flimsy rubber boat...
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...
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...