Clashes have taken place between Indonesian police and protesters in West Papua, adding to ongoing concerns about allegations of police violence. Younes Douw, a West Papuan human rights activist, claimed that 3000 students and indigenous Papuans participated in the protests. Mr. Douw said that “around 650 students took to the
In a sign that the pressure on the government is beginning to show, it has been reported this week that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned. While these reports are preliminary and difficult to confirm, it appears that the resignation of Prime Minister Rajapaksa has been pushed
Women and children living in refugee camps in northwest Syria are facing chronic levels of violence, neglect, and abuse, leading to calls for adequate humanitarian assistance and protection. This comes after a recently released report by World Vision has revealed that tens of thousands of women in 28 ‘widow camps’,
Sri Lanka’s worsening economic and political crisis has plunged the country into widespread unrest and uncertainty, leading to fears that conditions will worsen and lead to violence and complete economic collapse. This comes after the government’s entire cabinet resigned last week in response to the biggest economic crisis Sri Lanka
In a surprise move, the Taliban have announced that high schools for girls would remain closed until revised plans for attendance are created, in accordance with Islamic law. This represents a further erosion of the human rights of women and girls and raises concerns about and wider prospects for women
As the conflict in Syria drags into its second decade, millions of innocent people are facing a desperate humanitarian situation, with the United Nations reporting a dramatic rise in food insecurity and extreme poverty. This comes after the Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator for Syria, Joyce Msuya, briefed the United Nations
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine into its second week, there are increasing calls for the protection of civilians and a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the face of alleged war crimes and an increasingly dire humanitarian situation. As it currently stands, the conflict has displaced more than 1.3
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, announced last week that France will withdraw its military forces from Mali after more than nine years battling a jihadist insurgency. French Governments have long argued that the intervention into the Sahel was integral to national security and preventing the rise of radical extremism in
President Joe Biden announced on Friday that the United States would move to split billions of dollars in frozen Afghan assets between humanitarian aid and paying out legal claims against the Taliban by families of 9/11 victims. The President advised that three and a half billion dollars would go towards humanitarian
The Polish government has started work on a $400 million wall along their border with Belarus to prevent the illegal entry of refugees. The wall will be approximately 180km long and will be completed in June. This development comes after a year of increased refugee flows from Belarus into Eastern
Talks have begun in Norway between the international community and the Taliban in an attempt to address the dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Issues at hand include human rights concerns over the treatment of Afghans, including women, girls, and minority groups. Women have been banned from most jobs and refused
The Ethiopian Government has announced that its forces have recently retaken several towns from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in northern Ethiopia. While restricted journalistic access to the region makes it difficult to officially verify these claims, the government announced on 18 December that pro-government forces had retaken control
After weeks of violent unrest in Kazakhstan in reaction to anti-government protests, the Kazakh government claims to have retaken control of government buildings in all regions of the country. The unrest has killed over a hundred people, and thousands have been injured or arrested. Tensions in Kazakhstan boiled over in
