Kareem Fahim – 13h ago ANKARA, Turkey — In a neighborhood still scarred by hate, the Syrian refugees all but vanished one day last week. They shuttered their shops. They hurried through streets. It was the anniversary of a rampage by an anti-Syrian mob, and the authorities had delivered a warning: It […]
A monitoring rights group says a Russian warplane struck a house in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, killing seven civilians, including four children By Associated Press July 22, 2022, 4:31 AM BEIRUT, Lebanon — A monitoring rights group says a Russian warplane struck a house on Friday in northwestern Syria […]
Approximately 4% to 6% of children are said to be in child labor, a form of contemporary slavery, across the globe, the investigator said, with the percentage much higher in Africa at 21.6%. Other forms of contemporary slavery include sexual slavery and forced marriage. By Edith M. Lederer • Published August 18, […]
A criminal complaint has been filed accusing Chinese officials of the genocide of Uyghurs and other minority groups. Lawyers for the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) submitted the complaint in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 17. They allege that the Chinese government has committed crimes against […]
BY JOHN FENG ON 7/20/22 AT 10:11 AM EDT Chinese diplomats in Geneva are trying to stop the publication of a United Nations report on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Reuters reported Wednesday. A “joint letter” written by the Chinese mission and circulated among other member states in a bid to collectively lobby the Office of the […]
Source: VOA Opinion “When we take steps to protect children, we are protecting and safeguarding our collective future and actively taking steps to end enduring conflicts. Protecting children is a critical piece to maintaining international peace and security,” said Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis. Armed conflict has a devastating impact on children. […]
In a new report shared exclusively with MIT Technology Review, researchers expose a cyber-espionage campaign on “a tight budget” that proves simple can still be effective. By Patrick Howell O’Neillarchive page, August 16, 2022 Source:technologyreview.com A hacking group linked to China has spent the last three years targeting human rights organizations, […]
Michael Sheldrick Contributor Global Citizen Contributor Group From Taiwan to Ukraine, geopolitical tensions have dominated 2022. Commitment to human rights of all kinds have seemingly been put on the back-burner. Yet, it is precisely in these moments when we need champions and leaders to stand up for human rights and […]
By Shafiqul ALAM08/17/22 AT 9:27 AM source: IBTIMES UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh. Nearly a million members of the mostly Muslim minority […]
Publication of Foreign Office annual report on global rights was due before parliamentary summer recess