Human rights violations Archives

Congolese defy Kabila in polls but doubts remain over winner’s m …

January 11, 2019 by Peoples Dispatch

Felix Tshisekedi was declared the president of DR Congo, having won 4% more votes than his nearest rival Martin Fayulu, who had the edge in opinion polls. The candidate of outgoing president Joseph Kabila came third

Sudan

As Sudanese uprising continues, police officers’ association urges m …

January 3, 2019 by Pavan Kulkarni

“Let Al Bashir.. and the fat cats go out to face the people whom [they have] humiliated, impoverished and despised, rather than you whose salaries are not enough for one week,” the Police Officers Association said in a statement.

Government forces near the encounter site

Seven civilians killed in Kashmir by Indian forces

December 15, 2018 by Zubair Sofi

Authorities have disabled mobile internet facility in entire South Kashmir comprising four districts.

India | Kashmir

Pellet shotguns continue blinding minors in Kashmir

November 29, 2018November 27, 2018 by Umer Beigh

In the recent spree of violence in Kashmir, following the killing of six militants and a 14-year-old girl on November 26, the security forces partially blinded an infant girl.

Argentina | Chile | Mapuche Nation

Mapuche youth assassinated by Colombian and US-trained Chilean police …

November 19, 2018November 16, 2018 by Zoe PC

24-year-old Camilo Catrillanca was assassinated on Wednesday, November 14, during an invasion of his community by the special ‘anti-terrorist’ unit of the Chilean police, Comando Jungla

Ecuador | United Kingdom

Julian Assange’s asylum under greater threat as Ecuadorian court rej …

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 by Peoples Dispatch

New restrictions have been imposed on Assange who is living under asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, barring visitors and phone calls

Israel | Palestine

Netanyahu-backed bill may lead to more death sentences against Palesti …

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 by Pavan Kulkarni

Under the new bill, civilian courts can hand out the death penalty on a wide variety of cases. Military courts will no longer require a unanimous verdict in such cases.

Cuba | United States of America

189 countries unite to demand end to US sanctions on Cuba

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 by Peoples Dispatch

The United Nations General Assembly voted by a margin of 189-2 to demand that the sanctions be withdrawn. The United States and Israel were the only countries that voted against the resolution.

Chile

Chilean rights activist and implacable foe of the dictatorship Ana Gon …

October 31, 2018 by Muhammed Shabeer

For decades, Ana Gonzalez worked to trace the whereabouts of her family and thousands of the people who were forcible disappeared during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet

Honduras

Why are thousands of Hondurans walking towards the US border?

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 by Zoe PC

The migrant caravan, which has been met with threats from Donald Trump, is the result of poverty, growing crime and repression in Honduras. The US has played a key role in propping up the government of Juan Orlando Hernández, who was reelected in November through blatant electoral fraud.

World

With Khashoggi’s murder, will the world stop turning a blind eye …

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 by Newsclick

Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha discusses what is fuelling this outrage against Khashoggi’s murder which was committed inside the premises of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

India | Kashmir

Civilian killed in militant-police crossfire in Kashmir’s capital

October 18, 2018 by Peoples Dispatch

A report released by the Indian Home Ministry reveals that in 2017-18, Kashmir has witnessed a 167% increase in civilian killings