Human Rights

U.N.: ISIS Is Using Tens Of Thousands Of Civilians As Human Shields In Mosul

3:42pm October 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The fighters are allegedly killing civilians who refuse to comply with their instructions or who they suspect are loyal to the Iraqi security forces, the U.N. human rights chief says.

Yemeni rescue workers carry a victim on a stretcher amid the rubble of a destroyed funeral hall building following airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition planes on the capital Sanaa last Saturday.

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Saudis Say Wrong Information Caused Bombing That Killed 140 In Yemen

10:56am October 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Saudi-led coalition warplane bombed a crowded funeral hall in Yemen's capital Sanaa. An investigation has concluded that the coalition believed it was a gathering of rebel leaders.

Angela Gui packs for a trip to Geneva for human rights training at the United Nations.

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For Daughter Of Missing Hong Kong Bookseller, Activism Is Not A Choice

9:38am October 06, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Angela Gui, a sociology student at Britain's University of Warwick, became a human rights campaigner after her father — a Hong Kong bookseller — was abducted and held in China.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad Says U.S. 'Not Genuine' About Cease-Fire

4:57pm September 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

In an interview with The Associated Press, Assad blamed the U.S. for the collapse of a fragile truce earlier this week and denied carrying out well-documented human rights abuses.

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Egypt Freezes Assets Of 5 Prominent Human Rights Defenders

4:53pm September 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

These human rights defenders are accused of using foreign funding to destabilize the country – while they say they were simply carrying out normal human rights work. It's part of an ongoing crackdown.

5-year-old wounded Syrian child Omran Daqneesh sits alone in the back of the ambulance after he was injured during air strikes targeting Aleppo on Wednesday.

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Brother Of Omran Daqneesh, Bloodied Syrian Boy In Viral Image, Has Died

4:16pm August 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Images of 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh, stunned after he was pulled from the rubble in Aleppo, have resonated worldwide. Activists say his brother was injured in the same airstrike and later died.

Known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur," Sharmila arrives in New Delhi in March 2013, more than 12 years into her hunger strike. She was called into a Delhi court after being accused of attempting suicide.

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India's 'Iron Lady' Ends 16-Year Hunger Strike, Plans To Run For Office

3:31pm August 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Irom Sharmila stopped eating in 2000 to protest a law that gives broad powers to security forces in her home state of Manipur. She was arrested and has been force-fed ever since.

Children peer from a partially destroyed home in Aleppo, Syria in February. Syria's largest city used to be its economic locomotive, now it is has become an emblem of its stalemated civil war.

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Crisis Looms In Aleppo As Troops Cut Off Last Road To Rebel-Held Areas

8:20am July 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Losing this crucial supply line means that rebel-held areas of the Syrian city are completely cut off. Now, supplies are dwindling and activists are sounding alarms about a humanitarian crisis.

U.S. Imposes New Human Rights Sanctions On North Korea

3:11pm July 06, 2016

by Jackie Northam

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is directly sanctioned for the first time for his role in human rights abuses.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (left), walks alongside President Obama during the U.S. president's visit to the African nation last July. Critics say Ethiopia has cracked down hard on the opposition, but makes modest gestures to give the im

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Ethiopia Stifles Dissent, While Giving Impression Of Tolerance, Critics Say

5:37pm June 08, 2016

by Gregory Warner

For authoritarian regimes, crushing all opposition can be bad for your reputation. Ethiopia's leaders have proven skilled at maintaining firm control while staging the ceremonies of democracy.