(Human Rights Watch ) – (Brussels) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) order on January 23, 2020, directing Myanmar to prevent all genocidal acts against Rohingya Muslims is crucial for protecting the remaining Rohingya in Rakhine...
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Lebanon’s new cabinet met for the first time on Wednesday, but the country’s tenacious protest movement hasn’t seemed to lose
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An independent human rights expert said she has not given up hope for a democratic transition in Myanmar even though the country has yet to address “grave allegations” of international crimes, including possible genocide.
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Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
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New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan has long been accused of mistreating its minorities, including Sikhs, Hindus, and Ahmadiyya Muslims. Human rights activists claim the minority Sikh population in Pakistan has dropped from about 40,000 in 2002 to about...
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At MPR, Tim Nelson reports, “The families of four Somali teenagers detained by Minneapolis park police in 2018 are splitting a $160,000 settlement after lodging a human rights complaint over the officers’ handling of the incident. Bystanders...
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Qatar likes to present itself as a beacon of modern Islam: pious, tolerant, and outward-looking. The reality, as proved by its introduction of a new speech ban, falls a little short.
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Two U.N. human rights experts said Wednesday that there's evidence to suggest the "possible involvement" of the Saudi crown prince in the hacking of Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, and urged a U.S. investigation.
The U.N. experts drew their...
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The United Nations ruled that “climate refugees” cannot be returned back to their home countries. This ruling forces the United States to allow all Central Americans into our country.
Literally, anyone can claim the new refugee...
The Department of Health and Human Services overlooked one key thing, and it proved to be fatal to their goal. Earlier this month, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit delivered a resounding victory for reproductive health rights when it...
South Korea's military decided Wednesday to discharge a soldier who recently undertook gender reassignment surgery, a ruling expected to draw strong criticism from human rights groups.It was the first time in South Korea that an active-duty member...
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“Torture is never justified and anyone who uses it must be held to account.” Human rights groups marked a significant “moment of reckoning” on Tuesday for the U.S. torture program used by the CIA following the attacks...
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Enlarge / Glenn Greenwald speaks during a hearing at the Lower House's Human Rights Commission in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 25, 2019. (credit: Getty Images | Evaristo Sa)
Brazilian prosecutors today charged journalist Glenn Greenwald with...
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What had been largely peaceful demonstrations against Lebanon’s Government in the capital Beirut grew increasingly violent over the weekend, sparking the concern of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats.
A Mexican human rights organization on Monday urged authorities to investigate the disappearance of an environmental activist dedicated to protecting the famed monarch butterfly, suggesting the case may be linked to illegal logging in the...
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"I don’t see it as a gun issue, I see it as a human rights issue."
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The study was conducted before the assassination of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Qasem Soleimani who died in a US drone strike on the Baghdad International Airport on 3 January, ordered by President Donald Trump.
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One expert--who has been to North Korea--explains how to do it.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has grown quite sensitive about the issue of human rights. Before Christmas, the North’s UN ambassador denounced a...
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