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  • ‘Look, They Are Dying’: Video Appears to Show Massacre by Congolese Soldiers

    Several analysts said that the footage revealed a government-sponsored massacre of civilians and that “The video shows shocking footage of killings and executions of civilians by uniformed personnel,” said Congo has a sordid history of government-led atrocities, including gang rapes and the slaughtering of civilians , they are dying,” the soldiers said in Lingala, the language of central Congo, as they blasted the civilians “We are deeply concerned at the reported high number of deaths, which if confirmed would suggest excessive

  • Country Report: Albania

    Nazi Germany, was marked by brutal suppression of Albanian resistance and the persecution of Albanian civilians communist resistance, Enver Hoxha , took control of the country and ruled as a Stalinist dictator until his death Political prisoners and ordinary civilians were routinely executed or sent to concentration camps such

  • Case filed against Sudan leader at ICC

    Fattah al-Burhan, accusing them of using chemical weapons and committing serious violations against civilians Human rights experts emphasize that the initiative represents a proactive move to protect civilians and

  • Somali Police Assault Women Journalists, Arrest them and Confiscate Camera Equipment in Mogadishu

    The journalists witnessed police opening fire on civilians, resulting in deaths and injuries, the station

  • Nigeria Memo to UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom

    Mourning the death of a family member after the attack in Jos on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 Credit: Several hostage camps are within twenty kilometers of Nigerian military bases. According to the speaker of Nigeria’s house of representatives, jihadist attacks have caused the deaths Kim has received death threats from Nigerian government officials with warnings to stay away from the Rationalize the deaths as the result of Nigerian history.

  • Serbia Urged to Recognise Bosnian War Rape Victims

    only country in the former Yugoslavia that doesn’t recognise survivors of wartime sexual violence as civilian years have passed since the 1990s wars, victims of sexual violence are not officially recognised as civilian them to receive welfare benefits and support from the state, Women in states that recognise them as civilian and Herzegovina, women who survived wartime rape were recognised for the first time in the world as civilian Croatia and Kosovo also recognise survivors of sexual violence in war as civilian victims of war who

  • 5,000 Flee as Venezuela Launches Largest Military Campaign in Decades

    criminal group operating within its border near Colombia but also sending an estimated 5,000 of its own civilians military campaign began on March 21 in Apure, one of the country’s poorest states, and has led to the deaths He described “a civilian population trapped between warring groups.” The military has since stepped up its presence in La Victoria, according to a civilian witness who asked At least 11 civilians, said the researcher, had been detained by Venezuelan security forces.

  • Darfur: Women’s Bodies Are Being Used As A Tool Of War

    (South Darfur), Zalingei (Central Darfur), El Fasher (North Darfur), and El Geneina (West Darfur), civilians Twenty-three of the incidents involved rape, 26 were of gang rape and three were of attempted rape.” to democratic rule, raised concerns over the escalation of hostilities in Darfur and its impact on civilians to abide by international human rights and humanitarian laws, including ensuring the protection of civilians

  • UN probing alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia mercenaries

    More than 30 civilians were reportedly killed, some by stray bullets, in the January 16-17 operation area, and it “continues to assess the situation, ensuring necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians “There have been summary executions and we are talking about 50 deaths.”

  • In Nigeria, an Islamic State-linked group steps up attacks

    State-linked group appears to be regaining strength in northeastern Nigeria and is now warning it will target civilians Province broke away from Boko Haram following a dispute over leadership and the strategy of attacking civilian The extremist group also has attacked civilians through suicide bombings often carried out by young girls Pamphlets left at the scene of the recent attacks warned civilians that they may be considered targets The recent reports of civilians aiding the military has infuriated the ISWAP group.

  • Myanmar: Attacks Against Rohingya Echo 2017 Mass Violence

    systematic campaign of violence in August 2017 following decades of state-backed persecution, Rohingya civilians battlefield losses with devastating aerial attacks that have killed Rohingya as well as ethnic Rakhine civilians They have targeted civilian areas, destroying homes, marketplaces and other civilian infrastructure. military must immediately end their renewed campaign of violence and refrain from unlawful attacks on civilians SAC-backed soldiers, police and militias have killed more than 5,000 civilians in Myanmar since the 2021

  • Colombian army committed 6,400 extrajudicial killings: Court

    Killings allegedly presented as combat deaths to boost perception of military gains in conflict against Colombia’s military carried out at least 6,400 extrajudicial killings and presented them as combat deaths tribunal, which was set up under the peace deal, described the killings in question as “illegitimate deaths Until last year, the public prosecutor’s office had acknowledged only 2,249 executions of civilians between the IV Brigade of the army, which operated in the region, “could be responsible for 73 percent of the deaths

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