Will China Release Uighur Professor Ilham Tohti?
According to human rights organization Amnesty International, 400 academics from across the world have called on China’s President Xi Jinping…
Shia Cleric Among 47 Executed by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have demonstrated their utter disregard for human rights and life by executing 47 people in a single…
Will Iran Make a Nuclear Weapon?
Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran (CNFI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability,…
Sexual Abuse by UN Peacekeepers: Ban Vows Action
Vowing “decisive action” on reports of sexual exploitation committed by United Nations (UN) peacekeepers deployed to the Central African Republic…
Yezidi Women and Girls Face Sexual Violence in Iraq
Torture, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, suffered by women and girls from Iraq’s Yezidi minority who were…