An award-winning exhibition in Rome captures how amid the often-forgotten, but dramatic war in the Tigray region, women are facing grave violations of human dignity, especially from sexual violence being used as a weapon of war. By Greta Giglio and Read More …
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Press Release: African Commission Hears Landmark Case on Ethiopia’s Abuses in Tigray
PRESS RELEASE Major Step Toward Justice: African Commission Hears Landmark Case on Ethiopia’s Abuses in Tigray Banjul, The Gambia – 14 May 2025 In a powerful push for justice, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held Read More …
መንግስቲ ኤርትራ 78 እሱራት ተጋሩ ከም ዝፈትሐ ፖሊስ ገሊጹ
መንግስቲ ኤርትራ 78 እሱራት ተጋሩ ፈቲሑ ብሸነኽ ዓዲዃላ-ራማ ናብ ትግራይ ከም ዝሰደደ ፖሊስ ዞባ ማእከል ትግራይ ገሊጹ። ኣዛዚ ፖሊስ ዞባ ማእከል ትግራይ ኮማንደር ጸጋይ ኣስፍሃ ንቢቢሲ ከም ዝገለጾ፡ እቶም ሰባት ዳርጋ ኵሎም ኣብ ኤርትራ ተወሊዶም ዝዓበዩን ትሕቲ 45 ዕድመ ዝዀኑን Read More …
Amnesty International chief on the fight for human rights – Transcript
Dr. Agnès Callamard has been a leader in the human rights sector for decades, and since 2021 has worked in the role of Secretary General for Amnesty International. She joins the show to discuss doing human rights work at this Read More …
ICJ dismisses Sudan’s genocide case alleging UAE backing of RSF rebels
The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching the UN Genocide Convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly civil war. The International Read More …
Freedom in the World 2025
Overview The 2018 election of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initially set off a transitional period. Abiy pledged to reform Ethiopia’s authoritarian state, undertook legislative reforms, held elections, and implemented some liberalization policies. However, Ethiopia remains beset by internal conflicts and Read More …
Ethiopia’s war on its future: A generational crisis in the making
Students play games outside at a partially reconstructed school in Frewehni, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. The school was destroyed during the conflict and has been partially rebuilt with funding from the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund. Photo: OCHA/Nitsebiho Asrat By Beniam Daniel Darge Read More …
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, 2025
On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and during this week of solemn remembrance, we honor the blessed memories of the six million Jewish men, women, and children who were viciously slaughtered by the genocidal Nazi regime and their collaborators — Read More …
Away from the global spotlight, Eritreans are trapped in a garrison state
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is seen at a news conference at State House in Entebbe, Uganda on August 18, 2011 [James Akena/Reuters] American writer and security analyst Paul B Henze, who served in the Carter administration as a deputy to Read More …
Cambodia Genocide Denial Law Open To Abuse, Say Critics
Survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal regime welcome a beefed-up Cambodian law that forbids denying the movement’s atrocities, but rights advocates and academics warn it could also stifle legitimate dissent. Enacted last month ahead of this week’s 50th anniversary of Read More …