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Russia’s cluster munition attacks take toll on civilians

Russia’s cluster munition attacks take toll on civilians

Ukraine - Human Rights Watch today released the 100-page global Cluster Munition Monitor 2022 report, claiming that the continuous use of cluster munitions by Russian forces has harmed hundreds of civilians in Ukraine in a

Drought and heat threaten crops in China

Drought and heat threaten crops in China

China - On record, this summer is the hottest, causing drought around the world. In China, drought threatens food production, prompting the government to order local authorities to take all possible measures to ensure that

Somali forces end hotel siege by jihadists 

Somali forces end hotel siege by jihadists 

Somalia - Somali forces have lifted a siege on a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, after it was taken over by armed Islamic extremists. According to police, at least 20 people were killed and 40

Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Taiwan - Hundreds of Taiwanese are among the unknown victims being held captive and forced to work on fraudulent telecommunications networks as a result of human trafficking operations in Southeast Asia. This was announced by

Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast

Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast

Russia - On August 20, 29-year-old Darya Dugina died due to an explosion in the Moscow region. Her father, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, known as "Putin's brain", may have been the attack's intended target. Dugin

Scholars urge SC to review orders harming ‘Human Rights in India’

Scholars urge SC to review orders harming ‘Human Rights in India’

India - The Supreme Court's recent decisions have caused great concern among leading overseas scholars, who feel they have a "direct influence on the future of civil freedoms and human rights in India." The signatories

Fires and explosions reported at military targets in Russia and Crimea

Fires and explosions reported at military targets in Russia and Crimea

Russia - Two Russian villages were evacuated after a fire at an ammunition depot near the border with Ukraine in the Belgorod region. Near the village of Timonovo, less than 50 km from the border,

HR Watchdogs ask US to ban Taliban from traveling abroad

HR Watchdogs ask US to ban Taliban from traveling abroad

US - Human Rights Watchdog urged the US to halt the Taliban's international travel in a report released on the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. In contrast to the US's long-standing

Palestinian rights groups’ offices raided by Israeli troops

Palestinian rights groups’ offices raided by Israeli troops

Palestine - Last year, the Israeli government threatened Palestinian human rights activists. On Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers broke into their offices in the occupied West Bank, took their documents, and sealed their front doors.

Pregnant Lebanese woman dies in hospital ‘after husband set her on fire

Pregnant Lebanese woman dies in hospital ‘after husband set her on fire

Lebanon - A five-month pregnant woman in Lebanon dies in a hospital in Tripoli after her husband allegedly set her on fire. Hana Khodor, 21, had succumbed to her injuries and died after 11 days