The number of Rohingya trying to escape Bangladesh by boat has risen 74% since October. Increasing lawlessness in the camps is one of the major push factors.
Sanctions have failed to prevent Myanmar’s military from obtaining hardware.
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New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
Six cases are testing international accountability mechanisms and showing how small countries like New Zealand can impact global justice.
Judges take their seats prior to the hearing of Israel’s defense at the International Court of Justice on Jan. 12, 2024.
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While the International Court of Justice lacks enforcement powers, it can issue orders that could heighten international pressure on Israel to curtail some of its offensive in Gaza.
A human rights scholar explains how social media users can take charge of what content comes into their feed and reduce the risk of receiving misinformation.
A pointless reduction in the jail sentences for Myanmar’s democratically elected leaders is unlikely to quell the fires of opposition now burning across the country.
Myanmar’s seat was left empty at a recent meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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As current chair of the regional body ASEAN, Indonesia is tasked with resolving a conflict that has killed thousands. Progress has been slow.
A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo registers his fingerprints on a biometric machine in Uganda in 2022.
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Capturing biometric data helps UN agencies and other groups avoid the risk of fraud and increase efficiency. But the practice is complicated and has created security risks for vulnerable groups.
Rohingya girls share a laugh in Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh.
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As conflicts last longer, the number of refugees and other displaced people is on the rise.
Habitat loss has driven Asian elephants, like these foraging at a garbage dump in Sri Lanka, into human areas.
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Since seizing power in a 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military has killed more than 3,000 civilians and pro-democracy activists. But the army has struggled to contain an armed resistance movement.
Turks have called their country Türkiye since 1923.
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Turkey vs. Türkiye? When a country changes its name or requests changes to the spelling of its name, there are almost always political motives.
A woman cries as she flees fighting in Namhsan township, northern Shan State, where her village was completely destroyed.
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Myanmar’s two-year resistance to the brutal military regime barely registers in the West. But Ukraine shows that Western military force can be successfully used to support a democracy under siege.