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South Sudan threatens to sue US watchdog group
South Sudan officials have said the country will take legal action against the US-based advocacy group, The Sentry , after a report published by the group accused the nation's leaders of profiting from country's violent three-year conflict. The repo (More) |
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Virginia AG requests DOJ investigation of regional jail
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Friday sent a letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting and investigation into the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth after the deaths of two inmates---60-year-old Henry Stewart and 2 (More) |
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South Sudan approves additional UN peacekeeping forces
South Sudan consented to the addition of another 4,000 UN peacekeeping troops to the existing force of 14,000 soldiers, under intense pressure from the UN, US and the rest of the international community. The announcement was made in a joint statemen (More) |
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Federal appeals court refuses to stop military trial for alleged USS Cole bomber
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused Wednesday to halt the military trial of the suspect charged with orchestrating the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000, which killed 17 US Navy sailors . Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri was c (More) |
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UN rights experts call on Sudan to drop six death penalty charges
A group of UN experts on Wednesdayurged authorities in Sudan to drop death penalty charges against six members of the Khartoum Center for Training and Human Development (TRACKS). The members were arrested a few months ago for criminal conspiracy, un (More) |
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UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan's rise in malnourished children
The UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday that the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has caused the number of malnourished children in the nation to dramatically increase. While South Sudan's population suffered malnutrition prio (More) |
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UN rights chief: South Sudan government forces committing widespread violations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday that South Sudan government (SPLA) security forces have killed and raped citizens and looted and destroyed public and private property. The rights chief called on the UN Securi (More) |
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UN urges all states to adopt 'Nelson Mandela Rules' on prisoner treatment
A group of international human rights experts, including UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez, on Monday called on states worldwide to adopt the Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners . Also known as the Nelson Man (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for end of hostilities in South Sudan
Chaloka Beyani , UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), condemned recent attacks on IDPs and civilians in South Sudan Monday. Renewed violence in the capital city of Juba has resulted in the deaths of two (More) |
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UN rights body calls on AU to respond to Eritrea violations
The UN Human Rights Council called on the African Union (AU) Friday to respond to a report that detailed gross human rights violations in Eritrea. The report found that systemic and widespread gross violations in the detention facilities and mili (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
