Amnesty International

Picturing a Post-Pandemic World Where Latin American Women Are Safe

May 14, 2020

Long before Covid-19, Latin American women suffered from a pandemic of violence. Now, amid lockdowns, domestic abuse is rising. As the region battles both the virus and domestic abuse, women’s advocates see a glimmer of hope in innovative protective measures set up by governments and women’s groups that could endure well into the future. …

Covid-19, Gender-Based Violence

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The UN’s Demands to Stop the Violence in Yemen Fall on Deaf Ears

October 26, 2015

by Tom Woodcock

While the regional coalition led by Saudi Arabia continues its aerial bombardment against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and as ground troops — from Bahrain, Sudan and United Arab Emirates — join the Saudis in the fray, the pain dealt to civilians, especially children, has been rising ever since the war began in March. …

Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council

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Repression of Civil Society in Cambodia Reflects an Alarming Global Trend

October 11, 2015

by Clothilde Le Coz

PHNOM PENH — Accused of organizing an “insurrection” last year, nearly a dozen Parliament ministers from the political opposition were sentenced to prison terms from 7 to 20 years by a Phnom Penh court this summer. The charge stemmed from demonstrations held in July 2014, rallying the opposition to end the national ban on …

Asia, Human Rights

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A Less Peaceful World, Marginally

June 25, 2013

by A. Edward Elmendorf

Over the last year, the world has become a less peaceful place, and although the rate of decline was not tremendous, the deterioration has been steady since 2008, says a new report, the Global Peace Index. The factors behind the negative trend include a rise in the number of internal conflicts, a widening gap …

Peace and Security

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Master of Science in Humanitarian Studies at Fordham University

Rights Violations Tarnish Democracy in South Asia

June 5, 2012

by Barbara Crossette

The mind-numbing daily reports of death and destruction in Afghanistan and Pakistan obscure a larger issue: the prevalence of political and ethnic violence across South Asia, a region dominated by India that includes Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Bhutan. Recently, the publication of two annual global reports on human rights – from …

Asia, Human Rights

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Amnesty International

Picturing a Post-Pandemic World Where Latin American Women Are Safe

The UN’s Demands to Stop the Violence in Yemen Fall on Deaf Ears

Repression of Civil Society in Cambodia Reflects an Alarming Global Trend

A Less Peaceful World, Marginally

Rights Violations Tarnish Democracy in South Asia

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