August 25 marked eight years since Myanmar’s military launched its genocidal campaign against the Rohingya. The UN’s Fact-Finding Mission documented evidence of crimes against humanity and genocide. UN member states should pursue universal jurisdiction cases in their own courts; sanctions must target the junta’s military-owned companies and arms suppliers.
#Myanmar #Rohingya #Genocide #RohingyaGenocide #HumanRights
Violence in Syria’s transitional period has left deep scars on communities, with entire neighborhoods targeted for who they are rather than what they did. A new report by Human Rights Watch, Syrians for Truth and Justice, and Syrian Archive uncovers how government forces, allied militias, and armed volunteers carried out mass executions, torture, and the destruction of property. The atrocities primarily targeted Alawis, accused of siding with the former Assad regime. Despite promises of accountability, questions remain about whether those in positions of power, who directed or enabled the operations, will ever be brought to justice. “The government’s acknowledgment of atrocities is a step forward, but it falls short of ensuring justice for higher-level officials,” said Hiba Zayadin, senior Syria researcher at Human Rights Watch. True accountability demands prosecuting those at the top, not just punishing foot soldiers.
#Syria #HumanRights #Alawites
Trump, who is consumed with self-grandeur, has been concocting the most egregious plans to create his so-called ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ involving the ethnic cleansing of Gaza by encouraging the Palestinians to leave for another country by destroying what’s left of the Palestinians’ homes, displacing them, and killing anyone who stands in the way. This is precisely what Netanyahu and his criminal gang are aiming for—to rid Gaza of every Palestinian man, woman and child by using these harshest and cruelest means possible and build a greater Israel on their ashes.
#Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #Israel #Trump #EthnicCleansing
From now on, asylum seekers who found protection in the US could face being sent back home, even if the dangers that forced them to flee have not changed. A new State Department plan, revealed ahead of the UN General Assembly, fails to include the principle of nonrefoulement—the core principle of the global refugee system, which forbids returning people to places where they risk torture or persecution. By portraying asylum as only “temporary” and claiming countries have “absolute” control of their borders, the US is undermining decades of international law. This shift doesn’t just threaten refugees’ safety inside America; it risks opening the door for governments worldwide to strip away basic protections and send people back to danger.
#Refugees #Asylum #UnitedStates #HumanRights #nonrefoulement
At just 22, student activist Zhang Yadi has been arrested in China for one simple act: speaking out. While studying in France, she ran a digital platform promoting Tibetan rights and interethnic dialogue. But when she returned home this summer, authorities detained her in Shangri-La, Yunan province. She is now believed to be held in a detention center in Changsha, Hunan province. Her voice for justice is being treated as a crime. Authorities accuse her of “inciting others to split the country,” a charge that could condemn her to up to 15 years in prison. Zhang’s bravery is a reminder: those who dare to demand equality risk everything. Her fight is not hers alone; it’s a fight for freedom for all.
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Under Trump, the US doubled down on fossil fuels, rolling back environmental protections, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, and putting industry profits above human lives. Young activists say this legacy continues today, as the government knowingly protects fossil fuel interests while people, especially youth, suffer the consequences. Fifteen youth petitioners have filed a case with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arguing that US actions violate international law and their fundamental rights. From devastating hurricanes to flooded schools, they’ve lived with the costs of inaction. “The US’s actions over the past 50 years constitute an internationally wrongful act,” the petition says. Survival must come before profit; governments cannot escape accountability.
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Nearly 3 million children in rural America—one in five—live in poverty. This is not just the result of geography, but of policy choices. For decades, rural schools have been underfunded, public transportation neglected, and investment in early education pushed to the margins. The result is stark: by third grade, rural students already lag behind, and too many face a future cut short by dropping out of high school. While politicians debate, communities are left to shoulder the consequences. Save the Children has worked in rural America for over 90 years, but charity cannot substitute for justice. Children should not be condemned to poverty because their country has failed to prioritize them. Numbers tell the story, but behind every number there is a child. They deserve opportunity, security, and a future. It is America’s responsibility not to fail them.
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Some people deny that what is happening in Gaza is genocide. Professor Alon Ben-Meir calls it exactly what it is.
#Gaza #genocide #humanrights #IsraeliWarCrimes #Israel
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Is it genocide, starvation and Ethnic cleansing? All of them at once What parents let their kids starve but not them? Where on earth does famine hit one child, but not their siblings and parents. How about ethnic cleansing, cause no one can leave the zone right? Egypt won’t allow them to leave, so how being cleansed from area? Genocide, didn’t the population of Palestine refugees grow in last two years, compared to deaths natural or caused by war? How does a population grow yet genocide 🤔
