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Torture Thrives in Climate of Impunity in DR Congo

by DC Editors - May 21, 2019

Torture Thrives in Climate of Impunity in DR Congo

A U.N. watchdog group is demanding an end to the widespread practice of torture and other cruel punishments in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dictatorships, United Nations

Rohingya in Bangladesh Receive Identity Documents for First Time

by DC Editors - May 21, 2019

Stateless Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Receive Identity Documents for First Time

Bangladeshi authorities and U.N. refugee agency have registered more than a quarter million Rohingya refugees and presented them with identity documents.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Bangladesh, Burma, Democracy Charity, United Nations

Protests Greet Cameroon’s PM in Restive English-Speaking Regions

by DC Editors - May 12, 2019

Protests Greet Cameroon's PM in Restive English-Speaking Regions

Cameroonian PM Dion Ngute visited the crisis-prone English-speaking region, prompting protests from 200 women who demanded an end to the violence there.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, United Nations

UN Panel: South Sudan Likely Executed Two Prominent Critics

by DC Editors - May 3, 2019

UN Panel: South Sudan Killed Activists

A new U.N. report says South Sudanese security agents likely executed two prominent critics of the government who vanished in Kenya in January 2017.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Kenya, Political Dissidents, South Sudan, United Nations

Angelina Jolie Not Ruling Out Public Office In Her Future

by DC Editors - April 7, 2019

Angelina Jolie not Ruling out Public Office in her Future

The 43-year-old actress and U.N. special envoy tells People magazine “never say never!” However, Jolie says she’s “looking to others for leadership.”

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, United Nations

UN Watchdog Blasts Vietnam Over Repression and Abuses

by DC Editors - April 2, 2019

UN Watchdog Blasts Vietnam Over Repression, Abuses

U.N watchdog blasts Vietnam over repression and gross violations of human rights, including torture and executions for crimes that breech international law.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, United Nations, Vietnam

UN Urges Eritrea to Clarify Fate of Dozens of Missing People

by DC Editors - March 30, 2019

UN Urges Eritrea to Clarify Fate of Dozens of Missing People

U.N. Human Rights experts calls Eritrea government to clarify the fate of dozens of disappeared people whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 2001.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Eritrea, Journalism and Free Speech, United Nations

No Rights Progress in Eritrea After Peace Deal With Ethiopia

by DC Editors - March 23, 2019

UN: No Rights Progress in Eritrea After Peace Deal With Ethiopia

U.N. experts say Eritrea’s human rights record has not changed for the better since the government signed a peace agreement with Ethiopia last year.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, United Nations

UN Panel: Democratic Space in Burundi is Shrinking

by DC Editors - March 15, 2019

UN Panel: Democratic Space in Burundi is Shrinking

U.N commission of inquiry in Burundi says government of President Pierre Nkurunziza is becoming more repressive which does not bode well for 2020 elections.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Burundi, United Nations

UN Report Criticizes Crackdown on Protesters in Iran

by DC Editors - March 14, 2019

UN Expert Criticizes Crackdown on Protesters in Iran

Report critical of Iran’s human rights situation and its crackdown on people protesting declining living standards under review at UN Human Rights Council.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Middle East, United Nations

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