Category: Human Rights

Araweelo News Network New York(ANN)-Amnesty International has censured US President Donald Trump for adopting a “poisonous” rhetoric that “dehumanizes” entire communities and sets the stage for “angrier and more divisive politics” in the world. In a statement upon the release

Araweelo News Network by Ryan McDonald Kate Griendling did not know what to expect on arriving in Somaliland. But she was not exactly counting on “Glee” and Taylor Swift. Griendling, a Hermosa Beach resident and filmmaker, arrived in the horn

Araweelo News Network Balkh- Afghanistan (ANN)- Haweeney 23 sano jir ah oo u dhalatay dalka Afghanistan, ayaa BBC-da u sheegtay in Ninkeedu uu xidhxidhay, kaddibna uu ka jaray labada dhegood, iyadoo aanu jirin muran ku saabsan arrimaha qoyska, balse muddo

Araweelo News Network Mogadishu(ANN)-Women’s groups demand perpetrators of brutal attack are brought to justice after video footage is posted on social media, sparking widespread condemnation. The gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Somalia, which sparked outrage after a video

Araweelo News Network New York (ANN)-Amnesty International says a number of new counter-terrorism laws adopted by EU countries discriminate against Muslims and refugees across Europe. Amnesty in a report on Tuesday sounded the alarm over security measures, including expanded surveillance

Araweelo News Network Washington(ANN)-American civil rights activists have kicked off a week of protests ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration with a march in Washington. A few thousand protesters chanted “no justice, no peace” while marching along the National Mall

Araweelo News Network New York(ANN)-The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says nearly 1,400 children have been killed in the ongoing deadly Saudi campaign against Yemen. Meritxell Relano, UNICEF’s representative in Yemen, said on Wednesday that hundreds more had been injured

Araweelo News Network North Carolina(ANN)-A new video showing a US police officer violently slamming an African American female student to the ground in the state of North Carolina has sparked outrage. The short clip, which went viral on Tuesday, shows

Araweelo News Network Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi Arabia has sentenced dozens of foreign construction workers to lashes and jail for a protest held several months ago over unpaid wages. A court in Mecca on Tuesday sentenced some of the workers to four months

Araweelo News Network Addis Ababa(ANN)-Ethiopia says it is releasing nearly 10,000 people detained under its ongoing state of emergency but plans to charge almost 2,500 others accused of destabilising the country. Authorities have held about 12,500 individuals since declaring the