Mar 27 WATCH: Blinken hosts U.S.-Colombia dialogue with Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán By News Desk Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva on Monday, March 27. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: War crimes committed by all parties in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict, Blinken says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration announced Monday that it has determined all sides in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Mar 16 U.N.-backed investigation finds evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine By Lori Hinnant, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press A U.N.-backed investigation has found that Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Mar 13 Activists accuses Italy of slow response that led to migrant deaths at sea By Colleen Barry, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An activist network that supports rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea is accusing Italy of failing to offer timely assistance to a smugglers’ boat in distress, resulting in a deadly shipwreck that left at least 30 migrants… Continue reading
Mar 13 Iran announces pardoning of more than 22,000 arrested during protests By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The protests began in September over the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the country’s morality police. Continue reading
Feb 02 IOC details plan to allow Russian athletes into Paris Olympics amid criticisms By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games. It comes amid a backlash from Ukraine and its allies. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:54 UN and EU call on Greece to stop prosecuting migrant rescue groups By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis The human rights arms of the United Nations and the European Union have called on Greece to stop criminalizing pro-refugee non-profit groups. Both the U.N. and E.U. say targeting humanitarian groups with prosecutions is having a chilling effect on the… Continue watching
Dec 27 UN rights chief urges Taliban to immediately reverse restrictions on women By Associated Press Last week, Taliban authorities stopped university education for women, sparking international outrage and demonstrations in Afghan cities. Continue reading
Nov 11 UN human rights body to hold urgent session on Iran amid protest crackdown By Associated Press The U.N.'s top human rights body will hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government's violent and deadly crackdowns on protesters, threats against journalists and other alleged human rights violations in the Islamic republic. Continue reading
Sep 18 UN calls Taliban’s exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’ By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The United Nations on Sunday called for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7-12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”… Continue reading