Joseph Stalin was wrong about most things, but he was spot on in allegedly saying that “The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.” We’ve gotten used to daily reports of senseless death and destruction. becoming jaded and increasingly unmoved by what seemed to be a river but is now merely a steady stream of death

widespread child and forced marriage, or risk worsening poverty, illiteracy, and preventable maternal deaths

Last month, the death of six detainees in  Egyptian  prisons in the space of one week sparked concerns

A decade later, the true death toll remains unknown.

The government says approximately 6,000 people were killed, but rights groups say the death toll may

Residents and rights groups put the death toll from the unrest at more than 50.

alliance between the Marcoses and the Dutertes would mean that no one would be held accountable for the deaths has “found no compelling evidence” that the government was seriously investigating the drug-related deaths A separate internal investigation into 52 drug war deaths showed that police officers did not follow

In May, two Muslim men were beaten to death over allegations of cattle theft in India's northeast.

focus here is on members of the military, I can assure you that appropriate action will be taken on civilian States will not tolerate torture, kidnapping, sexual violence, murder or brutality against innocent civilians

of Borno state’s emergency management agency, said in a report seen by Agence France-Presse that “18 deaths

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Myanmar joint forces of military and Border Guard Police raided YenotNgaTha village tract under sector-2, Maungdaw North and arrested four innocent Rohingya men from the village on 21 August 2017. According to our correspondent report, on 21 August at around 1; 00 pm, approximately 100 joint forces of army and BGP from camp-5 under sector-2 besieged the YenotNgaTha village and arrested 4 innocent Rohingya residents from the village. The victims were taken to BGP camp and tortured them in their custody claiming their having link with the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). The detainees have been identified as Isak Ahamed (27), son of Nur Muhamed, Mv Hamid Hussain (40), son of Muhamed, Rashid Ahamed (45), son of Muhamed Nasim and Kamal Hussain (50), son of Muhamed of the village. The Village Administrator (U Maung Mya) and Acting Administrator (U Hamid Hussain recommended and certified to the BGP Officer that the four arrested Rohingya are regular inhabitants of YenotNgaTha and they never involved in any subversive activities who are leading a simple life in the village. The four detained persons are day laborers who somehow support their families and starve most of the times. Now the family members of the arrestees are in sorrow about their fathers and in deep though how they can survive without support of their fathers. It is learnt that two out of four vicims are about to die following severe and indiscriminate toture of soldiers in the custody (detention center) now. During raid, the forces also plundered Kyat 200, 000 from victim Rashid Ahamed’s house. The villagers are also in panic situation following the frequent raid of joint forces who arbitrarily arrest people and torture severely, said a resident. On 20 August 2017, the forces surrounded the South Para, Dia Para and Middle Para of Tulatuli under sector-4 and carried out an intensified raid and gathered all the villagers including women and children at village school and claimed that the villagers had link with insurgent group. The forces plundered the valuables including cash money from the houses and destroyed the house hold articles during the raid. They also destroyed the houses of Mohamed Alam (28), son of Abu Alam, Sultan Ahamed (62), son of Abdur Rahim and Mohamed Nur (30) son of Halu of the village, source added. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (c) 2017 Arakan Times