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Afghan Victims of War Crimes Want Investigation: Hundreds of thousands apply to ICC

Afghanistan Analysts Network – 31 January was the deadline for victims of Afghan war crimes to share their experiences and opinions with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Based on information so far released by the ICC, […]

Thursday 8 February 2018

Condemned to silence: the situation of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is well known for the severe limits it imposes on women’s rights – the legal status of the woman being inferior to that of the man – in all fields, even in the simplest acts of daily life.

Thursday 8 February 2018

Afghanistan: No Letup in War’s Civilian Toll

Human Rights Watch – (New York, January 18, 2018) – Afghanistan’s armed conflict took a high toll on civilians throughout the year, with insurgents carrying out particularly deadly suicide attacks in urban areas, Human Rights Watch said today in […]

Tuesday 6 February 2018

Why are women joining far-right movements, and why are we so surprised?

Women’s ‘shocking’ participation in far-right politics has received much media attention. But is this a new trend, or have we been here before?

Tuesday 6 February 2018

Has Trump’s alt-right White House ‘resurrected’ Army of God anti-abortion extremists?

Open Democracy – Christian extremism as a motivator for violence is often overlooked, while clinics providing abortion services are facing growing threats. Rising right-wing extremism in the United States appears to have breathed new life into militant […]

Tuesday 6 February 2018

The Unholy Family

“Family values” and neoliberal capitalism are supposed to be enemies. A new book begs to differ.

Thursday 1 February 2018

WORLD REPORT 2018: Our annual review of human rights around the globe

Human Rights Watch – World Report 2018 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2016 through November 2017. In his keynote essay, “The Pushback Against […]

Thursday 1 February 2018

‘We have no security’: Kabul reels from deadly ambulance bombing

The Guardian – Fear and despair in Afghan capital after more than 100 are killed in suicide attack Kabul has reacted with despair and fear to one of the worst attacks for months in the Afghan capital, […]

Wednesday 31 January 2018

Lessons from the unrest in Tunisia: Free in name only

Qantara – Although the protests in Tunisia are gradually dying down, the country′s political class still finds itself confronted with dissatisfaction from large sections of the population. Alongside political freedoms, the government now also needs to […]

Wednesday 31 January 2018

Macron’s Calais Visit Should Lead to Change for Migrants

Human Rights Watch – Shortly after he became president of France last year, Emmanuel Macron had a hopeful vision for humanely addressing the country’s asylum crisis. “By the end of the year, I do not want […]

Tuesday 16 January 2018