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Is Israel Committing Genocide? | Aryeh Neier
New York Review of Books· 2 hours agoLike most of my colleagues in the international human rights movement, I use the term “genocide” sparingly. During my fifteen-year tenure at Human Rights...
Israeli forces attacked ‘known aid worker locations’ in Gaza: Rights group
Al Jazeera· 7 hours agoIsraeli forces have attacked humanitarian aid convoys and buildings in the Gaza Strip at least eight...
‘Dozens killed or injured in Israeli strikes’ on known Gaza aid locations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 52 minutes agoIN FOCUS: Research by The Independent on Israeli airstrikes is backed by a Human Rights Watch report...
Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHuman Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that genocide is likely to have been committed in Sudan, as the...
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison and flogging sentence
CNN via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe filmmaker, whose latest work “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is set to premiere at the Cannes Film...
Armed groups committing atrocities in Mali: HRW
Al Jazeera· 6 days agoAl-Qaeda-linked and warring ethnically-based armed groups are committing atrocities in Mali, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. The watchdog said in a...
Possible genocide committed in Sudan, report says
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoIt says ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities in the city by the paramilitary...
Lebanese authorities arrange 'voluntary return' of 300 Syrians
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAmid growing tensions between Lebanese and Syrians in Lebanon, Lebanese authorities organized what...
Call for sanctions amid claims of ethnic cleansing in Sudan's West Darfur
RFI via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHuman Rights Watch said as it accused armed groups of crimes against humanity and genocide. Attacks...
Iran sentences renowned director to 8 years in prison and flogging, lawyer says
CNN.com· 6 days agoA court in Iran has sentenced acclaimed movie director Mohammad Rasoulof to eight years in prison...