Amnesty International

• 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 Violence

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

Tom Woodcock

• October 26, 2015

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

Clothilde Le Coz

• October 11, 2015

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

A. Edward Elmendorf

• June 25, 2013

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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Rights Violations Tarnish Democracy in South Asia

Barbara Crossette

• June 5, 2012

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 …