human rights abuses

January 23, 2020

UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations’…

January 16, 2020

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An island in Bangladesh that was regularly submerged during monsoon seasons is ready to house 100,000…

January 13, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian police and security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse…

January 13, 2020

BEIRUT (AP) — Three leading international NGOs announced on Monday they are boycotting meetings that Saudi Arabia is holding with…

January 10, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Friday ordered the government to review all restrictions, including suspension of internet…

January 6, 2020

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Abdullah Abu Rahma has been arrested by Israeli soldiers eight times in the last 15…

January 2, 2020

Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in…

January 1, 2020

CAIRO (AP) — A guard withholds water from a barefoot migrant kneeling in front of him. An emaciated man lies…

December 30, 2019

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing…

December 27, 2019

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have sentenced a Youtuber who criticized the king to prison, and detained a journalist-activist…