Myanmar: US Recognizes Genocide Against Rohingya
The United States government has formally determined that the Myanmar military committed the crime of genocide and crimes against humanity against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said on March 21, 2022. The US government...
Afghanistan: Supporting Education for Girls, Women
High school girls in Kabul, Afghanistan, line up to go home after classes in...
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
People march against racial discrimination in North Carolina, USA.
Vietnam: Activists Blocked from Ukraine Event
The Vietnamese authorities stopped several pro-democracy supporters from attending an event in Hanoi in support of Ukraine on March 5, 2022, following the Russian invasion, Human Rights Watch said on March 16, 2022. The Ukrainian Embassy was holding “...
Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute international response’
Protesters attend a march against the military coup in Myanmar.
UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
A prison cell.
Russia: With Tech Firms Pulling Out, Internet Spiraling into Isolation
Several leading foreign tech companies have withdrawn from Russia or suspended operations in the two weeks since Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, exacerbating the risk of isolation from the global internet for the country’s residents.
Ukraine: Russian Air-Dropped Bombs Hit Residential Area
Russian aircraft dropped multiple unguided bombs simultaneously on March 3, 2022, that hit an intersection in a residential neighborhood of Chernihiv, a city in northeastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said on March 10, 2022.
China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law
The new US forced labor law should heighten scrutiny of company supply chains that are linked to forced labor in China, Human Rights Watch said in a submission to the federal Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) on March 11, 2022. The law...
Fears grow for Syria amid rising violence, deepening humanitarian crisis
A displaced family in the Al-Hol camp in Syria.
