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  • India Must Accept Responsibility for its 1984 Sikh Genocide

    The attack killed thousands of civilians.   On October 31, 1984, Mrs. Sikh-owned stores to the ground, dragged Sikhs out of their homes, cars and trains, then clubbed them to death enforcement and government officials participated in the massacres by engaging in the violence, inciting civilians Unofficial death estimates are far higher, and human rights activists have identified specific individuals “Almost as many Sikhs died in a few days in India in 1984 than all the deaths and disappearances in Chile

  • Myanmar Accused of War Crimes Over Use of Landmines

    the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, driving mass protests, armed resistance among civilians The Karenni Human Rights Group (KHRG) has documented at least 20 civilians killed or seriously injured accused the military of war crimes and probable crimes against humanity in the state, where at least 40 civilians military’s depraved use of landmines in homes and villages will continue to have devastating effects on civilians “We know from bitter experience that civilian deaths and injuries will mount over time, and the widespread

  • Yazidi woman faced her ISIS rapist in Iraqi court, then watched him sentenced to death

    He was given the death penalty. important thing to me is that my dream came true and I was watching the one who raped me being sentenced to death

  • Humanitarian Impact of Afghanistan–Pakistan War

    cross-border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan and their growing humanitarian impact on civilians Mohammad Osman Azizi The ongoing military confrontation along the Durand Line has reportedly resulted in civilian IOM stresses that the protection of civilians, humanitarian personnel, and facilities must be upheld

  • Italy Probes ‘Sniper Tourism’ During Bosnia War

    including nationals from Italy, had travelled to Bosnia and paid large amounts of money to shoot at civilians An estimated 11,000 civilians were killed by shelling and sniper fire from Bosnian Serb army positions ‘Tourist shooters’ Milan prosecutors opened their investigation into the killing of civilians in the Genocide Watch Comments: Murder, when ' part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian

  • Stop Using Landmines, Ratify 1997 Mine Ban Treaty

    Two ethnic Ta’ang civilians died from injuries sustained by landmine explosions in separate incidents “Landmines have terrorized, maimed, and killed civilians in ethnic states for far too long,” said Matthew Armed conflict and wartime human rights violations have forcibly displaced more than 100,000 civilians documented how the Myanmar military laid antipersonnel landmines in northern Rakhine State, resulting in the deaths and maiming of Rohingya Muslim civilians fleeing a military-led attack.

  • Conversations on Genocide: Consequences of the Iran War

    All scenarios present significant dangers to the civilian population through increased executions, sanctions highlights how the US, Israel, Iran, and all U.N. member states have the responsibility to protect Iranian civilians

  • Uganda: three dead in new attack by ADF

    They were burnt to death in their house last night", he said. mobilizing the local community to prevent such cowardly attacks by ADF terrorists against innocent civilians the ADF have been active since the mid-1990s in the eastern DRC, where they have killed thousands of civilians

  • Israel bombs two Gaza hospitals, killing at least 18 Palestinians

    worker who gave his name as Abu Ghali said the Israeli bombardment “does not differentiate between civilians “This is a civilian hospital that receives injured people around the clock,” he told AFP. Gaza’s Government Media Office put the death toll at 215. “The compound was used by the terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians

  • Colombia Seeks Justice for War Atrocities Via New Court

    “Finally I understand that those in charge of protecting civilians killed thousands of Colombians.” A recent report by the court implicates the military in more than 6,400 civilian deaths from 2002 to from their homes with the promise of jobs, and then killed them and tried to pass off their deaths as times as high, and implies that a significant percentage of combat kills in that era were actually civilian During one of the court’s public hearings , Jacqueline Castillo described how her brother Jaime, a civilian

  • Pakistan:'Worrisome' Statistics On Severe Human Rights Abuse In Balochistan

    The Pakistan Army's military aggression disproportionately impacts civilians, violating the rules of It called for an urgent need for in-depth research to comprehend the profound damage inflicted upon the against Baloch militants" across a wide area and these actions are "disproportionately impacting the civilian "Pakistani military personnel deliberately targets civilians, engages in looting, torturing unarmed women counteractions against 'Sarmachars' it is evident that their primary targets have consistently been the civilian

  • UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in El Fasher, Sudan

    that all civilians must be protected in accordance with international law. and damaging civilian infrastructure. , and recalling that all civilians must be protected in accordance with international law. Demands that all parties to the conflict ensure the protection of civilians, including by allowing civilians and civilian objects, recalling that civilian facilities, including hospitals, medical facilities, schools

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