Filter by
Showing 25-36 of 96 Results
Press Release
CAR: UN troops implicated in rape of girl and indiscriminate killings must be investigated
The rape of a 12-year-old girl and the apparent indiscriminate killings of a 16-year-old boy and his father by UN peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic must be urgently…
Press Release
Horrific abuse in Libya driving migrants to risk lives in Mediterranean crossings
Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic exploitation by their employers, religious persecution and other abuses by…
Report
“Libya is Full of Cruelty:” Stories of Abduction, Sexual Violence and Abuse from Migrants and Refugees
Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic exploitation by their employers, religious persecution and other abuses by…
Report
‘Our Job is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill’: Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror
At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight, said…
Press Release
67 Members of Congress Send Bipartisan Human Rights Letter to Saudi Arabia’s New King
On the eve of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Saudi Arabia, members of Congress have sent a bipartisan letter to Saudi Arabia’s new ruler, King Salman urging…
Update
Moving On From the Mountain: The Continuing Crisis in Northern Iraq
While this imagery has an historic element to it, world leaders are not entitled to a sense of relief that many of those displaced on Mount Sinjar have now moved…
Report
‘How long are we going to live in this injustice?’: Egypt’s Christians caught between sectarian attacks and state inaction
An unprecedented wave of sectarian attacks on Coptic Christians swept Egypt on 14 August 2013 as the security forces violently dispersed protest camps set-up by supporters of deposed President Mohamed…
Press Release
More Than 500 Sentenced To Death in ‘Grotesque’ Ruling in Egypt
Today's mass death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court are a grotesque example of the shortcomings and the selective nature of Egypt's justice system.
Update
5 Reasons President Obama Should Speak Out For Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama has an opportunity this month to lead from behind on women's rights in Saudi Arabia - behind, that is, a woman driver.
Update
HAPPENING NOW: Horrific Violence and U.N. Peacekeepers Are Nowhere to Be Found
It's a miracle she survived. An 11-year-old girl was the lone survivor of a horrific assault on the village of Bouguere - in a country where sectarian violence has spiraled…
Update
Love is a Right, Hate is a Crime
Lest anyone suggest discrimination in the U.S. is benign in comparison to what has unfolded in Uganda, we should take a closer look at the pain and suffering laws like…
Update
“A Person Under Surveillance is No Longer Free”: Why We Care About Obama’s Speech Today
Who does U.S. surveillance impact? Millions of people around the world, including activists, scholars, artists and journalists.