ISIS Terrorists Committed War Crimes in Mosul: Report
A new United Nations report reveals that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL / Da’esh / ISIS) committed serious “international crimes” in Iraq during the nine-month battle…
Satellite Images Reveal Cruelty in North Korea Prisons
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) released Thursday details of political prisons and prison camps in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as North Korea is…
NHRC Gears Up to Protect Human Rights in India
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, lauded Thursday the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) efforts towards promotion and protection of human rights and said that it is doing…
Brutal Attacks on Rohingya: “We Will Torch Your Houses and Kill You.”
Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well-organised, coordinated, and systematic, a new UN report based on interviews conducted in Bangladesh has found. The report observes that…
UN Human Rights Office Opposes Death Penalty
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) repeated its call for all States to ratify the…
Investigation: Human Rights Violations Against Rohingya in Myanmar
According to the UN Human Rights Council, more than 400,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State in recent weeks. They are pouring into neighbouring Bangladesh with reports that they were…