Human Rights
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:05
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre's trial in Dakar for torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity will begin on July 20, the special tribunal set up to judge him said Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:46
The UN sounded the alarm Tuesday over severe human rights abuses against civilians in South Sudan, saying it has received credible reports of kidnappings and child rapes as violence in the north of the country escalates.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 07:04
A group of Armed Forces officers from Central America and the Dominican Republic recently participated in a practical workshop directed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on defending the human rights of civilian populations during military operations against organized crime.
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 06:34
U.S. and Colombian authorities are investigating allegations that more than 50 children may have been sexually abused by U.S. military personnel or contractors from 2003-2007, even as questions about the veracity of those allegations began to surface.
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 07:08
A report by the Norwegian Refugee Council underscored escalating criminal violence by gangs and drug cartels forcing hundreds of thousands to abandon their homes in Mexico and Central America. Criminal violence drove more than a half million people from their homes in two countries, Guatemala and El Salvador. Crime also drove an estimated 281,400 from their homes in Mexico.
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 06:50
Senior security and immigration officials have expressed confidence that this summer will not see a repeat of past year massive crossings by unaccompanied Central American children: a result which officials attribute to a successful campaign in Central America to persuade would-be migrants that even if they reach the US, they will have little prospect of remaining.
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 06:33
Secretary of State John Kerry met on Wednesday with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, a man who stands accused of committing a broad array of human rights violations but whose nation houses hundreds of American drones and other aircraft. David Francis reflects on the complicated relationship between the two states.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 21:53
Libya's coast guard detained on Wednesday almost 600 illegal African migrants, among them pregnant women and 18 children, who had tried to sail to Europe on a fishing boat, a security official said.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 09:22
Secret footage shows a Rwandan policeman in the blue helmet of a United Nations peacekeeper in Mali earlier this year carefully take aim at a civilian protester, squeeze the trigger and shoot, according to sources who saw the video.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 09:19
The U.N. Children’s Fund reports leaders of armed groups in the Central African Republic have agreed to release all child soldiers under their control and to end future recruitment.