Irish government threatened with legal action over alleged military support for Israel
The Irish government has been threatened with legal action over its alleged military trade and co-operation with Israel. A legal...
Human rights
Did Xi Send Hidden Message to Oppressed Pamiri People?
On the 75th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded Bayika Kalidibek, a 72-year-old veteran border...
Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning
While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted of gross human...
Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’
The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research...
In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear
Women's clothes are high on the government's agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on...
Mary Lawlor, UN Criticises Tajikistan Dissolution of 700 NGOs
Brussels (12/03 – 55.56) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the dissolution of human rights NGOs...
UNHCR Anticipates Increased Displacement in Middle East Amid Conflict
Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has voiced concerns about the potential for escalated displacement in the...
Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism
Copenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya...
More Than 1,000 USAID Employees Sign Letter Backing Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
Washington, DC – Hundreds of staffers at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a letter calling for...
Hamas and their Human Meat Shields
London, Dublin (1/11 – 66) Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and military organization...
