White vs. Black: Bias in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 RMN News Black, Criminal, Justice, Pregnant, White, Women

An analysis by the Women Donors Network’s Reflective Democracy Campaign entitled Justice for All? shows that 95% of elected prosecutors

Afghan troops being trained by NATO at one of the military training centres in Kabul. Photo: UNAMA

Crime Middle East and Africa Politics Recent World

Taliban Attack on Afghan Parliament in Kabul

June 23, 2015June 24, 2015 RMN News Afghan, Kabul, Parliament, Taliban, UN

It is absolutely clear that Afghanistan continues to need the support of the international community, as well as the sustained

Local residents cleaning up the debris of a house destroyed in a counterinsurgency operation in Novyi Agachaul, Dagestan, February 2014.

Europe Political Issues Politics Recent Videoart World

Russia’s Crackdown on Salafi Muslims in Dagestan

June 19, 2015June 20, 2015 RMN News Dagestan, Human Rights, Muslims, Russia, Salafi

The government’s response to a decade-long insurgency in Dagestan, a southern Russian republic, has been marked by serious human rights

Crime Middle East and Africa Politics Recent World

320,000 People Killed in Syrian Conflict

June 9, 2015June 10, 2015 RMN News Human Rights, Islamic State, SOHR, Syria, Syrian

Humanitarian organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented death of 230,618 persons since March 18, 2011 – which

Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics Recent World

Thailand Urged to Drop Charges Against Student Activists

June 5, 2015June 9, 2015 RMN News Activists, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Student, Thailand

Thai authorities should immediately drop criminal charges against 11 student activists who peacefully expressed opposition to military rule, Human Rights

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U.S. Congress Warns India About Surat Singh Khalsa

May 30, 2015June 1, 2015 RMN News Congress, Human Rights, India, Narendra Modi, Sikh, Surat Singh Khalsa

By Rakesh Raman Six California congressional representatives issued a letter to United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday