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Syrian Refugee Crisis Linked to Rampa...

Amnesty International’s report on prison hangings at Saydnaya prison was published less than two weeks after...

Syrian Refugee Crisis Linked to Rampant Torture, Disappearances & Arrests of Civilian Population | Democracy Now!
posted on: Feb 9, 2017 | author: Leading Light Foundation

Human Slaughterhouse: Amnesty Interna...

Amnesty International has released a shocking report claiming as many as 13,000 people – mostly civilians...

Human Slaughterhouse: Amnesty International Says Up to 13,000 Hanged at Syrian Prison | Democracy Now!
posted on: Feb 9, 2017 | author: Leading Light Foundation

U.N.: ISIS Is Using Tens Of Thousands...

According to a new report from the U.N. human rights chief, as Iraqi security forces advance toward the ISIS-held...

U.N.: ISIS Is Using Tens Of Thousands Of Civilians As Human Shields In Mosul
posted on: Oct 29, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

100+ Children Among 338 Killed in Ale...

Groups allied with the Syrian government pressed an assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Friday, as the World...

100+ Children Among 338 Killed in Aleppo Attacks This Week, W.H.O. Says
posted on: Oct 2, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

Aleppo Hospital Hit Again – Doc...

Doctors in Aleppo are “ready to die”, a medical charity official has said after the largest hospital in the...

Aleppo Hospital Hit Again – Doctors Ready to Die
posted on: Oct 1, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

A Day of Bloodshed in Kabul: Attacks ...

Kabul was attacked today in a series of bombings and an 11-hour standoff with gunmen at the offices of a humanitarian...

A Day of Bloodshed in Kabul: Attacks at Defense Ministry and Aid Compound – The New York Times
posted on: Sep 6, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

United Nations Secretary-General Ban ...

On June 18th, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to respond with a humane and human rights-based...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls on countries to respond with a humane and human rights-based approach to refugee problem, instead of border closures, barriers and bigotry
posted on: Jun 25, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

In ‘defence of the oppressed’: obstac...

Lawyers say they risk being jailed for their work defending government critics, with hundreds already believed to be...

In ‘defence of the oppressed’: obstacles of practicing law in Egypt
posted on: Jun 5, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

Death in police custody: The case of ...

– Forensics report confirms lawyer was subjected to “violent” beatings to genitals and chest, says prosecution....

Death in police custody: The case of Kareem Hamdy – Daily News Egypt
posted on: Jun 5, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

Palestine: ICC Should Open Formal Pro...

As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza entered its 50th year, Human Rights Watch called today on the...

Palestine: ICC Should Open Formal Probe | Human Rights Watch
posted on: Jun 5, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

Iranian Students Lashed 99 Times Over...

30 college students were arrested, interrogated and within 24 hours were each given 99 lashes for attending a...

Iranian Students Lashed 99 Times Over Coed Party – The New York Times
posted on: Jun 5, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

John Sifton’s rebuttal of  Pent...

  John Sifton’s rebuttal of the Pentagon’s report on the October attack on a Doctors Without Borders...

John Sifton’s rebuttal of  Pentagon report on October attack on Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan
posted on: May 4, 2016 | author: Leading Light Foundation

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