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Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
BEIRUT (AP) — Two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were apparently deliberate and a direct attack on civilians, two international human rights groups said Thursday. Amnesty International and...
Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s “abusive” educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Wednesday. The Taliban have been globally condemned for banning girls and women from secondary school and...
A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan's Darfur civilians
CAIRO (AP) — An international watchdog urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to consider all options to protect civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region after the latest attacks on non-Arabs killed hundreds of civilians. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which was...
China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. Authorities have closed mosques in the northern...
Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces and armed groups are committing war crimes against civilians in Africa's Sahel region, where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities, according to new reports from two rights groups. ...
