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CategoriesUncategorizedIn Myanmar, the conflict areas have been reported by independent monitoring organizations to be full of violence even in 2025. It has been shown that ethnic minorities are systematically targeted, especially Rohingya, Kachin, and some other smaller indigenous groups. New imagery of satellites this year has revealed some villages in the north of Shan and […]
CategoriesStatements UncategorizedThe Washington Centre for Human Rights (WCHR) expresses grave concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan resulting from the ongoing civil war since April 2023. Beyond condemning the atrocities committed by all armed factions, WCHR highlights the specific and critical role of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in perpetuating violence and war crimes in […]
CategoriesUncategorizedHuman trafficking has remained one of the gravest attacks on human rights worldwide as it affects millions of people in different continents annually. According to the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, human trafficking is an estimated source of close to $150 billion a year, thus it is ranked as one of the most profitable transnational […]
CategoriesUncategorizedRwanda also experienced one of the most devastating genocides in the 20th century in 1994. In some 100 days, some 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were purposely killed by extremist militias and civilians. The cruelty and rapidness of the murders have shocked the whole world and the international intervention discredited and revealed the insufficiency of […]
CategoriesUncategorizedThe labor system in the UAE follows the Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2024, according to which the employment relations are controlled, the dispute system is established, and the protection of workers in all emirates. One of the key elements of this legal framework is the one-year limitation period that applies to the timing of […]
CategoriesUncategorizedThe episode of Jimmy Kimmel being suspended in September 2025 has revived the old debate about the extent of government control over the media and entertainment sector. The catalyst was a monologue that was controversial in which Kimmel mentioned conservative activist Charlie Kirk soon after his assassination. Subsequently, significant ABC affiliates, such as Sinclair Broadcast […]
CategoriesUncategorizedThe number of civilian fatalities in war zones has increased by more than 40 percent in 2024 to at least 48,384 people, according to statistics issued by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR). This number involves disproportionate casualties of women, children, journalists and human rights defenders groups, which are […]