UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond
Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the...
Palestinian PM, Arab League slam Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes as ‘ethnic cleansing’
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh and the Arab League have condemned the Israeli practice of demolition Palestinian-owned homes and structures as “ethnic cleansing.” On Jan....
Sudan’s protest movement and wisdom from the ‘Justice Or Else!’ anniversary gathering of the historic 1995 Million Man March
How long Sudan’s highly mobilized grassroots movement will stay the course until a civilian government is achieved is anyone’s guess. Military coup leaders have not...
‘20 Years of U.S. Torture and Counting’: Report Details Post-9/11 Abuse at Gitmo and Beyond
by Jessica Corbett A report released nearly 20 years after the first prisoners arrived at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, details “systematic abuses carried out by...
South Africa’s ruling party must regain support, says leader
JOHANNESBURG—South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ruling party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption...
UAE activist subjected to reprisal for exposing abuses in prison: Rights groups
Emirati prison authorities have retaliated against rights activist Ahmed Mansoor after the publication of letters he wrote detailing his mistreatment and inhumane conditions in...
Ethiopian drone strike kills 17 on day of Biden-Abiy call
NAIROBI, Kenya—An Ethiopian drone strike has killed 17 civilians in the country’s Tigray region on the day that President Joe Biden during a call...
Wound not healing two years after U.S. killed Iran’s Soleimani
TEHRAN—“I come here not because of my duty, but out of my heart,” Iman Abniki, a young member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps...
Activist: Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising
Sudanese activist, educator Nour Tawir Aburass Anti-military coup, pro-democracy marches occurring in Sudan with growing numbers and increasing frequency since October show there is a...
Grave violations surge against children in conflict
Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned...