Mar 20 As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns By Associated Press A U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights in Myanmar says the military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield, where it is fighting against pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 5:53 Former general linked to human rights abuses elected as Indonesia’s next president By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Prabowo Subianto appears to be the winner of Indonesia's presidential election. Prabowo currently serves as Defense Minister and was accused of major human rights abuses, including overseeing the abduction of democracy activists. Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy and sits… Continue watching
Dec 15 Israel separating families in Gaza, taking men to undisclosed locations in mass arrest campaign, activists say By Isabel DeBre, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to an undisclosed location. Continue reading
Dec 10 How science became a human right By Andrea Boggio, The Conversation Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Continue reading
Oct 22 Afghan women, girls face array of challenges after deadly earthquakes, UN says By Associated Press An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing in areas of Herat province, where a series of violent earthquakes and aftershocks this month killed thousands of people, more than 90% of them women and children,… Continue reading
Oct 18 Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The protesters led the demonstration as U.S. Ambassador Michele Taylor wrapped up two days of hearings on the United States before the independent Human Rights Committee. Continue reading
Sep 20 UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to curtail democracy ahead of 2024 election By Associated Press A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela says the South American country's government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with use of threats, surveillance and harassment. Continue reading
Sep 12 The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief By Associated Press United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human rights are in a state of collapse in Afghanistan more than two years after the Taliban returned to power. Continue reading
Sep 05 A half-century after Pinochet’s coup, some Chileans remember the brutal dictatorship fondly By Eva Vergara, Daniel Politi, Associated Press The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. Continue reading
Aug 15 A human rights group in Niger says it can’t get access to officials who were detained following coup By Sam Mednick, Associated Press A spokesperson for the ruling junta has said the detained officials were being treated humanely. The junta says it plans to prosecute Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security, crimes that are eligible for the death penalty. Continue reading