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- Genocide Watch Countries of Concern: July–December 2020
Without them, the Taliban will take over, twenty years of progress in public health, education, and women's From July through December, ACLED places the death toll at 2,000, including the killings of more than 900 civilians. According to the UNHCR, in 2020, Colombia recorded 375 violent deaths in 66 separate massacres (defined Rather, militias and death squads are targeting rural and indigenous communities, human rights and
- No Debate About Genocide in Sudan— and No Response Either
Perriello, who was the U.S. special envoy for Sudan until this year, tells me that he believes that the death there — we should recognize our collective failure to address this other crisis with an even higher death The U.N. in 2005 declared a “responsibility to protect” civilians suffering atrocities, but that lofty Both have behaved brutally, starving civilians and impeding humanitarian efforts to aid the hungry. “We know they can help,” the civilian continued. “We know they have the power to airdrop food.
- Cultural Genocide and the Kurdish Struggle in Iran
Politically, the state has outlawed Kurdish political groups and actively punishes civilians for their By arresting civilians and community leaders, it aims to strip civil society of its tools to exercise Physically, it engages in arbitrary arrests, torture, surveillance, and hands out death penalties on
- At least 10 killed in suspected ADF attack in DRC’s Beni
Attackers set houses ablaze and open fire on civilians in an overnight raid in Beni’s Beu district. We lost around 10 civilians,” lieutenant Anthony Mualushayi told the AFP news agency. With reports of missing people, there are fears the death toll could rise. According to a tally compiled by the DRC’s Catholic church, the ADF has been responsible for at least 6,000 deaths Under this, senior civilian officials have been replaced by army officers.
- Genocide Emergency: Rojava and Northern Syria
Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) describes Kobani as cut off, with civilians Local agreements intended to protect civilians are being undermined. Documentation by Syria-focused accountability groups warns of dangerous escalation affecting civilian Her death was not only an execution but a public message threatening to punish Kurdish women who resist The immediate release of the civilians reportedly kidnapped by mercenaries, and the establishment of
- Survivors say victims of Rohingya killings civilians, not fighters
where Myanmar has admitted its forces helped massacre 10 people said Thursday the victims were all civilians denied the army's account, with survivors who fled Inn Din insisting those killed were not militants but civilians were killed in the first month of the army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine -- the highest estimated death August 25. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5259167/Survivors-say-victims-Rohingya-killings-civilians-not-fighters.html
- 70 Christians murdered by ISIS affiliate in Eastern DRC
"Twenty Christian men and women came out, and they tied them up for an unknown destination." "Open Doors strongly condemns this heinous act of violence against civilians and calls on civil societies , governments and international organizations to prioritize civilian protection in eastern DRC where This massacre is a clear indicator of widespread human rights violations against civilians and vulnerable
- Genocide Emergency: Colombia
Armed militias are carrying out massacres and targeted killings of civilians and human rights defenders Armed groups carry out mass killings of civilians. Human rights groups have reported 158 murders of civilians in 2021 alone. Civilians in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to landmines , left behind by armed groups. Both government sources and NGOs have reported dozens of deaths, disappearances, sexual abuses, and
- U.S. declares Genocide in Sudan, sanctions RSF leader
“Those same militias have targeted fleeing civilians, murdering innocent people escaping conflict, and The death toll is unknown — large parts of the country have no internet or phone network — but U.S. officials other aid organizations have also been attacked and looted at a time when children are starving to death Both sides have hit civilian infrastructure such as hospitals and places of worship. In 2021, the two forces had cooperated to overthrow a fledgling civilian-military government that had
- A Family Erased in Mali
Apparent Military Drone Strike Kills Civilians The logo of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA), Bamako, Mali The strike was a recent example of Malian military operations killing civilians and may amount to a war Malian forces have previously conducted drone attacks that caused high civilian casualties. Under the laws of war, civilians must never be targeted. civilian objects.
- Special Report: The Balochistan Conflict in Pakistan
However, the immense suffering of the civilian population has been consistent. Outbreaks of violence and armed clashes between the military and the separatists put the civilians in Despite claiming that they act in the best interests of the Baloch, terrorist movements have accepted the civilian taken extreme steps to combat the spread of Baloch nationalism, threatening, kidnapping, and murdering civilians Photograph: Reuters Both sides have committed countless atrocities against each other and against the civilians
- UN warns water is running out in Gaza
United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians has said water has now become a “matter of life and death “It has become a matter of life and death. Civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics and United Nations premises cannot be a target. advocate with parties to the conflicts to meet their obligations under international law to protect civilians Protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure including UN buildings applies to this conflict,











