2020 Protest in Dignity Plaza (Santiago, Chile) by Paulo Slachevsky and used under a (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) license. In Latin …
Author: Chris Hughes
COVID-19 in South Asia
As COVID-19 took over the world in 2020, densely populated South Asia became one of the hardest hit regions, with …
UN Security Council ends reporting on Burundi, but human rights monitors remain concerned
Doudou Diene (right) Chairperson of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Lucy Asuagbor (center) and Françoise Hampson (left) members …
Crackdown against journalist and activists mars Human Rights Day in the Philippines
Journalist Lady Ann Salem, who was arrested by police along with six other activists on Human Rights Day. Photo by …
How will the war in Nagorno-Karabakh change Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijanis celebrate victory in Nagorno-Karabakh, Bülbül Avenue, Baku, November 10, 2020. Photo CC-BY-SA 4.0: Toghrul Rahimli / Wikimedia Commons. Some …
Pakistan to introduce tougher punishment for rape—including chemical castration
Pakistani women perform “Aur Woh Rapist Ho Tum” (“The rapist is you”) song. Screenshot from YouTube, by Aurat March. Pakistan’s …
Pressure mounts on Egypt to release prominent human rights defenders
Karim Ennarah, a prominent human rights defender in Egypt, marks his 37th birthday in prison. Photo used with permission from …
Report into Australian special forces war crimes in Afghanistan ‘gut-wrenching’
Screenshot: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Four Corners video 16 March 2020 ‘Killing Field’ A report published on November 19 into alleged …
Two Tanzanian musicians turn to opposition politics to improve their communities
Musician Vitali Maembe runs for a seat in Tanzania’s national assembly representing Bagamoyo, October 15, 2020. Photo courtesy of Vitali …