Nigeria panel conducting army probe says it will refer rights violators for prosecution
Abuja, NigeriaReuters A special Nigerian human rights panel began investigating on Tuesday Reuters reports that the army massacred children and ran a secret abortion program when fighting Islamist insurgents and said it would refer for prosecution those it considered guilty of rights violations. The Nigerian military has denied the reports and said it would not […]
Bangladesh to mull death penalty in rape law review after protests
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh’s government will consider introducing the death penalty for rape, a government minister said on Friday, following angry protests this week over an online video showing a group of men sexually assaulting a woman. The country’s law minister said his department was preparing a proposal to make urgent amendments to the […]
Dalit women: Rapes reveal double struggle of low-caste females in India
ANNIE BANERJI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Dalit women face “double discrimination” because of their caste and their gender…
“We can’t allow it”: Mexico rights watchdog eyes sex trafficking
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Mexico cannot keep allowing people to fall victim to human trafficking networks, its new human rights ombudsman has said, warning it will be especially vigilant over sexual exploitation. Rosario Piedra said the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), which she heads, received daily complaints from those looking for lost loved ones. […]
Mexico lacks basic data on hundreds of trafficking victims – government watchdog
Mexico CityThomson Reuters Foundation Mexican authorities do not know the nationality of hundreds of identified foreign trafficking victims, according to a government watchdog, raising fears that vulnerable US-bound migrants are being left stranded. Tens of thousands of people, mostly from Central America, end up in Mexico each year either on route to the United States […]
Catholic Church supports abolition of death penalty in Korea
South Korean Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung says the Catholic Church supports calls for the abolition of the death penalty in the country. Catholic news agency Agenzia Fides reports that cardinal, who is the Archbishop of Seoul, has welcomed a campaign led by the National Human Rights Commission which aims to officially abolish the death penalty. “For […]