Two years ago, Turkey launched an unprovoked invasion of the northwestern Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin. Since then, primarily through its Syrian militia proxies, it has instigated a concerted...
US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the international community to push back against “the most brutal and pervasive oppression China has seen in decades” in its 2020 annual report....
In January 2020, Venezuela, Sudan, Mauritania and Libya will join the UN Human Rights Council, after an election that has set alarm bells off around the world, as these are countries known for...
Earlier this week, the horrific find of 39 dead bodies in a lorry trailer in Purfleet in Essex shocked the world. The 31 men and eight women were Chinese nationals, one a teenager, and the process of...
For the Yezidis August 3, the anniversary of the infamous genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State against their community, has yet again come and gone. It’s now been five years since the Islamic...
Recent research has found that business leaders are wary of hiring disabled people in senior roles. In a display of blatant disablism, the most prevalent reason for not hiring disabled people include...
Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin met for the third time as the Russian president began his state tour in Italy on July 4. After the Vatican meeting, Putin met the Italian president and prime minister...
Throughout history, the people of all governments, whether it be monarchist or democracy, left or right, authoritarian or libertarian, have been subject to a certain degree of scrutiny by the powers...
With the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) assault on Libya’s capital Tripoli continuing after a month, with little serious condemnation from regional or international powers, it seems the conflicts...
A new wave of arrests targeting the LGBTQ community in Azerbaijan has brought renewed attention to the country’s poor human rights record. On April 1, as many as 15 gay and transgender people were...
