Traffickers lure displaced Rohingya with promises of good jobs
Deplorable conditions make camp residents susceptible to the scams. Fed up with discrimination, a lack of work opportunities and the...
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UNITED NATIONS PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council, Interactive dialogue with the Special Adviser on the Prevention of...
A Missing Boat of 180 Rohingya Refugees Symbolizes the World’s Apathy
Human rights advocates say what happened to those on board is the latest example of political inaction and global apathy: Governments...
Timeline: Key events since fall of Indonesia’s Soeharto
An economic crisis as well as mass protests brought down Indonesia’s longtime leader and brought new freedoms. This week marks 25 years...
ASEAN: Join and Support New Treaty to Combat Impunity for Mass Atrocities
Diplomatic negotiations underway this week for landmark treaty on investigating and prosecuting genocide, crimes against humanity, and...
Rohingya are drowning at sea. Asia’s leaders are to blame
Leaders from Southeast and South Asia are acting both illegally and immorally by not helping Rohingya “boat people”. In early January, a...
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...
Boat with 185 Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia's Aceh
A boat with 185 Rohingya refugees landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, a local disaster agency official said,...
COP27: Lula propone la creación de un ministerio de Pueblos Originarios
El presidente electo también propuso organizar la 30ª conferencia del clima de la ONU en 2025 en la Amazonía brasileña. Luiz Inácio Lula...
Indonesia says will turn away stricken boat of Rohingya refugees
Left: A boat carrying Rohingya refugees, including women and children, is seen stranded in waters off the coast of Bireuen, Aceh...
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