The civil war that ravaged Guatemala for nearly 40 years ended with government promises to redress the crimes of military groups active during the conflict. Survivors are now saying that the government is retreating on those commitments and violating the legal...
After 27 years on the U.S. State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) list, Sudan has agreed to pursue peaceful relations with the state of Israel and make other concessions in the interests of peace. The country agreed to pay compensation to American victims of terror attacks,...
XINJIANG — For several years now China has been building internment camps to detain Uighurs and people from other Muslim minorities. China describes these internment camps as vocational training and reeducation programs that aim to alleviate poverty and counter...
In recent months, the larger climate movement has started to embrace the fight against environmental racism. Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact environmental hazards have on people of color. Environmental justice is the movement’s response to...
MANILA — According to its own statistics, the Philippines government’s bloody “war on drugs” has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August, the statistics show, that the police killed 46 people during anti-drug operations. Human Rights Watch...
