Simon Arshad

Simon Arshad, the president-elect, spoke out against the decision. “I am very disappointed by the Federal Court’s decision to invalidate the decision. When I heard about it I said to my legal team, I will go to [the Federal Court] every day and get it right,” he said. “If they Continue Reading

Pauline Patra

Pauline Patraeke, the secretary of state, on Thursday signed a resolution asking South Africa’s attorney-general to look into “human rights violations committed in [the] Democratic Republic of Congo” there. It referred to “the murder of the Tutsi people, atrocities against Bosnian Serb citizens, and mass rape in the Democratic Republic Continue Reading

Lan Hong

Lan Hong, a former Chinese diplomat, believes China’s long-term security concerns are about maintaining the country’s “global dominant military power”. “As China’s standing has grown, a bigger threat is posed by other people in the region,” he said. “The other threat to the sovereignty of China in the south-east has, Continue Reading

Shanti Abdallah

Shanti Abdallah, a resident in a nearby community, said that a local mosque was being destroyed, and dozens of houses were burning. His children were among those injured. According to reports in Arab and international media, clashes with the regime are taking place on the outskirts of Damascus and the Continue Reading

Eunice Aguilar

Eunice Aguilar and her husband, Ricardo Aguilar, were on vacation in Thailand, when they got the message. They were about to leave for another vacation soon to return to the United State when the call came in. Ricardo described their experience. “It was just a message from an unknown country, Continue Reading

Maha Walker

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Sima Solomon

Sima Solomonova, the head of the international human rights group Memorial, told reporters in Geneva last week in a closed-door meeting: “The people on the ground are very scared. There are no signs of hope.” Humanitarian agencies warn the fighting in the east will be “worsening, with refugees and internally Continue Reading