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Russian forces carried out “acts of unspeakable cruelty and shocking brutality”, according to Amnesty International.

The 221-page report, “‘We Will Erase You From This Land’: Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone,” documents how newly-appointed officials in Western Tigray and security forces from the neighbouring Amhara region, with the acquiescence and possible participation of Ethiopian federal forces, systematically expelled several hundred thousand Tigrayan civilians from their homes using threats, unlawful killings, sexual violence, mass arbitrary detenti...

"We are deeply concerned by reports of summary killings and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces," the US and the EU said in a joint statement.

For the second year in a row, Colombia has been ranked the world’s most dangerous country for environmentalists by an international human rights group, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.

Venezuela: Security force abuses at Colombia border Format Extrajudicial Executions, Arbitrary Arrests, Torture in Anti-Guerrilla Operation (Washington, DC) – Venezuelan security forces have committed egregious abuses against local residents during a weeks-long operation against armed groups on the border with Colombia, Human Rights Watch said today. Venezuelan security forces opened the offensive in Apure state on March 21, 2021, with the alleged purpose of combatting armed groups in Venezue...

Myanmar junta kills 10 more protesters: levels new accusation against Suu Kyi PTI Mandalay (Myanmar) | Updated on March 12, 2021 The country’s ethnic guerrilla forces have started attacking government posts Myanmars security forces shot to death at least 10 people protesting the militarys coup on Thursday, spurning a UN Security Council appeal to stop using lethal force and as an independent UN expert cited growing evidence of crimes against humanity. The military also lodged a new allegation...

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A US intelligence dossier compiled by the CIA and others is likely to conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to reports. The file, expected to be released later on Thursday, examines the killing inside the Saudi Consulate in Turkey in 2018. Officials speaking to Reuters and NBC News said the report had concluded that the crown prince – Saudi Arabia’s 35-year-old de-facto...

Appoint a panel of experts that well look into individual liabilities on the basis of the evidence agnus column our special u.n. repertoire on extrajudicial executions thank you so very much for your time today with us. but 1st european union leaders are meeting today to try to resolve whats become a very thorny issue at a crucial juncture for the bloc who will lead it a summit in brussels today is looking at candidates for europes top job the president of the u. commission that issue has create...