Fresh allegations of war crimes in Rakhine
Shawdesh Desk: When 35-year-old Ah Hla showed up to a police station in western Myanmar in late April hoping to see her husband among the prisoners, she didn’t know whether ReadMore
207 killed extrajudicially, 16 disappeared in 6 months: Odhikar
Shawdesh Desk: At least 207 people were killed extra-judicially in the first half of 2019, according to a report of rights group Odhikar released on Friday. The organisation in its human ReadMore
Rains, floods kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India
Shawdesh Desk: At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides, officials said Friday. In neighbouring northeastern India the death toll rose ReadMore
Don’t expect justice from imperial criminal court
The ICC provides no legal counterbalance to the arrogance of an empire’s power. It is the empire’s court. IN JUNE, a group of international lawyers sued the European Union for ReadMore
Flood victims look for shelters
Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of people in low-lying areas have left their homes seeking shelters in higher grounds as major Bangladesh rivers keep swelling for the six consecutive days amid heavy ReadMore
