In Myanmar, Atrocities Rise as Army Comes Under Pressure
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The rebellion against military rule is gaining strength, and analysts say soldiers are responding with increased brutality. When the...


UN Envoy Sees ‘No Prospect’ for Political Settlement in Myanmar
The United Nations envoy for Myanmar said Thursday that the prospect for a political settlement to that country’s military takeover is...


‘More Than Genocide, What We Are Facing Now Is Democide’: Myanmar NUG Human Rights Minister
The people of Myanmar have faced horrific atrocities including mass killings, beheadings, air strikes, scorched earth campaigns and other...


La violencia en Haití es una pesadilla viva
BINUH/Boulet-Groulx - La violencia de las pandillas en Puerto Príncipe, Haití, ha forzado a miles de mujeres a huir con sus hijos en...


What’s next for the Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh?
An Azerbaijani journalist examines his government’s actions as the blockade of the disputed territory tightens The blockade of...

Israel's Cognyte won tender to sell intercept spyware to Myanmar before coup
(This Jan. 15 story has been corrected to remove the reference that Sumitomo Corp and KDDI have stakes in MPT in paragraph 8) Israel's...


Indonesia: President’s apology for past rights violations a ‘step on the long road to justice’
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, welcomed on Friday the Indonesian President’s statement of regret earlier this week, for serious...


Why are mercenaries being used more widely in conflicts?
Conflicts in Ukraine and Africa are seeing more involvement of privately-run military groups. Mercenaries or soldiers for hire are...


Iran executes 2 more men detained during nationwide protests
Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest...


Germany criminalizes denying war crimes, genocide
Holocaust denial has long been illegal in Germany, but a new amendment also criminalizes the denial of other war crimes and genocides —...