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ICC ruling against Lord’s Resistance Army commander expected
World
February 4, 2021
ICC ruling against Lord’s Resistance Army commander expected
Murder, rape, torture, mutilation, slavery and the deployment of child soldiers: Dominic Ongwen faces a string of horrific charges. He is currently…
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months
World
January 31, 2021
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has reportedly made his first public comments in…
Twitter says it locked account of China’s U.S. embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet
World
January 21, 2021
Twitter says it locked account of China’s U.S. embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policies in…
Survivors mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
World
July 11, 2020
Survivors mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia is marking the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, the only crime in Europe since…
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
World
February 26, 2020
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
AIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court…
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
World
January 25, 2020
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
YANGON (Reuters) – Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya…
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
World
January 25, 2020
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet…
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
World
January 18, 2020
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
China and Myanmar inked dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting Saturday between President Xi Jinping and…
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
World
December 28, 2019
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya…