Originally posted by Human Rights Watch on January 13, 2015— “The 30th anniversary of Hun Sen’s rule in Cambodia highlights the need for influential governments and donors to strengthen efforts for human rights and democratic reforms, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. January 14, 2015, marks 30 years since Hun Sen took … More Cambodia: 30 Years of Hun Sen Violence, Repression
By Amy Tennery for Reuters on June 17, 2015— “Myanmar is currently in the throes of a massive humanitarian crisis. Thousands of ethnic Rohingya are fleeing persecution. Boarding overcrowded boats (and often enduring horrific conditions), they’re going to countries scarcely able to help them — or in some cases, frankly, not interested in helping them. … More Why Is No One Helping Myanmar’s Rohingya?
By Andrew R.C. Marshall for Yahoo News on June 15, 2015— “When religious violence erupted in Meiktila in central Myanmar two years ago, local politician Win Htein spoke up for the minority Muslims who bore its deadly brunt. Many of his fellow Buddhists have never forgiven him. At least 44 people were killed in March … More
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent, on January 9, 2010— “For more than a week, Sende Sencil had gone without bathing, until two young American doctors at the hospital where she was being treated took the 9-year-old girl for a short walk outside to a shower to wash off the filth and grime. Beaming, … More Painful Plight of Haiti’s ‘Restavec’ Children
By Kiko Itasaka for NBC News on Jun 14, 2015— “Britain is this month celebrating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, a document more than three times as old as the United States that established many principles of Western democracy. But what exactly is this historic charter, how did it come into being, and why is … More Magna Carta: Everything You Need to Know About the 800-Year-Old Document
By Edwin Rios on Wed. May 27, 2015 for MotherJones.com— On Wednesday [May 27, 2015], the US Department of Justice dropped the hammer on FIFA, the world governing body of soccer, indicting nine senior FIFA officials and five sports marketing execs on charges of corruption, wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Allegations of bribery have … More This Chart Shows the Staggering Human Cost of Staging a World Cup in Qatar
Originally posted By HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT for NYTimes.com on MAY 16, 2015— American Special Operations forces mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria early Saturday, killing a leader of the Islamic State and about a dozen militant fighters, as well as capturing his wife and freeing an 18-year-old Yazidi woman who Pentagon officials said had been … More ISIS Official Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria, Pentagon Says
Speak Out for Human Rights Event: Poetry Slam + Open Mic by Human Rights Society UW Organized by Human Rights Society UW This poetry slam event will be a safe space for people to share their experiences, performances, and thoughts. The event will thematically focus on human rights issues or experiences but we do … More Poetry Slam + Open Mic
Originally posted on Reuters by Roni Bintang and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzahon on May 11, 2015— “Malaysia has detained more than a thousand Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, police said, a day after authorities rescued hundreds stranded off Indonesia’s western tip. There has been a huge increase in refugees from impoverished Bangladesh and … More Hundreds of Refugees Arrive in Malaysia and Indonesia After Thai Crackdown
Originally posted by BBC News on May 7, 2015— “Thai authorities say more than 50 officers have been transferred from their posts over suspected links to human traffickers. The announcement came after mass graves and more than 30 bodies were found in the south over the past week. The victims were thought to be migrants … More Thai Police Moved Over ‘Human Trafficking Links’
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