Category: Human Rights
Somaliland: The Forgotten US-Sponsored ‘Holocaust’
Edwin Haroldson This year marks the 30th anniversary of what is often called the “Hargeisa Holocaust,” when about 90 percent of the city was destroyed and tens of thousands of Isaaqs were killed. Yet there are no major plans to
37 protesters killed by police in Sudan: Amnesty
New York(ANN)-Amnesty International says it has received “credible reports” that Sudan’s security forces have shot dead nearly 40 protesters in clashes during anti-government demonstrations that erupted last week in many parts of the country. The international rights group said in
Executions rise sharply under Saudi crown prince
Riyadh(ANN)-Executions in Saudi Arabia rose significantly in the first eight months after Mohammed bin Salman became deputy crown prince, a London-based human rights organization said. According to Reprieve, 133 people were executed between June 2017 and March 2018, nearly twice
UN for international probe into ‘awful’ Khashoggi murder
New York(ANN)-With more than two months into the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has stressed the necessity of an international investigation to identify those responsible for the “awful” murder at the
G20: Argentine Probe of Saudi Crown Prince Advances
War Crimes, Torture Allegations Under Scrutiny Buenos Aires Argentine (ANN)-The Argentine judiciary on November 28, 2018, took steps toward a formal investigation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s possible responsibility for war crimes in Yemen and alleged torture of
Argentina agrees to pursue case against Saudi crown prince over Yemen war crimes
Buenos Aires(ANN)-Argentina has agreed to proceed with a case against Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over war crimes in Yemen at a request by Human Rights Watch. HRW has formally requested Argentine judicial authorities to use a domestic
Saudi journalist tortured to death in prison
Riyadh, (ANN)-Saudi journalist and writer Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser has died after being tortured while in detention, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. Reporting human rights sources, the news site said that Al-Jasser was arrested and tortured to death
Khashoggi murder focus of calls to end violence against journalists
Washington, (ANN)-This year the global campaign to highlight crimes against reporters, marked by the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDECJ), has acquired a greater significance than previous years as a result of the brutal killing of
Saudi Arabia: Reveal Fate of Jamal Khashoggi
Beirut(ANN) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman should immediately release all evidence and information Saudi Arabia holds regarding the status of the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Human Rights Watch said today. Khashoggi, 59, entered the Saudi consulate
Yemen Nobel Peace laureate: We will prosecute bin Salman, bin Zayed before ICC
Araweelo News Network Sana’a(ANN)-Yemen’s Nobel Peace laureate and activist Tawakkol Karman has said that the latest UN panel report on war crimes in Yemen constitutes a legal basis to prosecute Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi