Southeast Asian foreign ministers mediating on the crisis in Myanmar called on Monday for its military rulers to free prisoners and start an agreed political dialog, expressing disappointment at “very slow” progress so far. The United Nations, Western countries and China back the effort by the 10 member Association of[Read More…]

Sudan’s prime minister called for a unified national army on Tuesday in a bid to protect a fragile political transition, amid tensions between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The big question today is will Sudan exist or not exist,” Abdalla Hamdok said at a press[Read More…]

Nearly 3,300 migrants stranded in Mexico since January due to a U.S. border policy have been kidnapped, raped, trafficked or assaulted, according to a report by a human rights group released on Tuesday. The report, by New York-based Human Rights First, documents cases of migrants and asylum seekers stuck in[Read More…]

Myanmar security forces backed by armored vehicles clashed on Tuesday with a newly formed guerrilla group in the second biggest city Mandalay, army-run media, the militias and a witness said, resulting in at least two casualties. Since the army seized power on Feb. 1 and removed Aung San Suu Kyi’s[Read More…]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told U.S. television network NBC that, when asked about plans for a successor, he is ready to support someone who is faithful to the country even if he is critical of the president. “If I see an individual, even if he is critical of some[Read More…]

Colombia’s government will ask congress to approve better human rights training for police and increase oversight of officers, President Ivan Duque said on Sunday, amid accusations of police brutality during recent anti-government protests. The attorney general’s office says 20 deaths are linked directly to more than a month of demonstrations[Read More…]