UN rights body adopts resolution to probe rights abuses in war-torn Sudan
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United Nations Humans Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that opens a probe into the humanitarian situation in Sudan where the army and a paramilitary group have been fighting for the last six months. “This resolution is a call to action for what we all agree are the pressing priorities for […]
UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with ‘witness map’
Islamabad, PakistanAP A UK-based rights group on Thursday launched an interactive map documenting rampant human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago. The documented violations – committed by both the Taliban and militant groups such as the Islamic State group – paint a harrowing picture […]
Haiti gangs raped women, burned people alive during turf wars – rights group
Port-aa-Prince, HaitiReuters Haitian gang members raped women and girls and burned people alive during two weeks of turf wars near the capital of Port-au-Prince, a Haitian rights group said in a report detailing the bloody conflict. Battles between the rival Chen Mechan and 400 Mawozo gangs left 148 people dead, the National Human Rights Defense […]
2019 a “crucial test” for North Korea, says UN expert
The coming year represents a “crucial test” for peace on the Korean Peninsula and for a “new stance” on human rights in North Korea, according to a UN expert. Tomás Quintana, UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea who has been denied access to the so-called “hermit kingdom”, said 2019 “will represent a crucial […]
Rape, sexual slavery are weapons in Central African Republic war – report
Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed groups in Central African Republic are using rape and sexual slavery as weapons of war in an abuse that may amount to crimes against humanity, a rights group said last Thursday. Thousands have died and a fifth of Central Africans have been uprooted in a conflict that broke out after the […]