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Baloch activists accuse state-backed death squads of new killings
Photograph: Screenshot/ BLA video A fresh wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances has been documented across Balochistan this month, as Baloch rights groups recorded the recovery of several bodies of men who had earlier been forcibly taken, and appealed once more to international institutions that have largely ignored the province. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)…

Child dead, after being held on Italian quarantine ship

Oct 15, 2020
<p>15-year-old, Abou died in a hospital this week, after being evacuated from an Italian quarantine ship used to isolate refugees amidst the coronavirus.</p> <p>­­Italian officials are investigating the death after several witnesses reported Abou, who travelled from the Ivory Coast, as very ill, dehydrated, malnourished and with evident signs of torture on his body. However, he wasn’t transferred to a hospital until 30 September&nbsp;where he tested negative for Covid-19 and fell into a coma.</p>

India considers creating an app store to compete with Googles 98% market share

Oct 15, 2020

Technology entrepreneurs have petitioned the Indian government seeking support to create an Indian app store which would rival Google's market dominance in India, which government officials claims stands at 98% of Indian Android operating systems.

Algeria expels thousands of asylum seekers to Niger

Oct 14, 2020
<p>Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers were expelled to Niger by Algerian authorities during roundups of mostly sub-Saharan Africans across at least nine cities, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday.&nbsp;</p> <p>Migrants were pulled from streets, homes, and work sites before being crammed into trucks and buses before being expelled to Niger.&nbsp;</p>

Why Australia needs a permanent war crimes investigation unit – Rawan Arraf

Oct 9, 2020

For the past decade, the UK has been the second-largest arms dealer

Oct 9, 2020

According to government statistics, the UK has ranked as the second-largest arms dealer in the world for the past decade, second only to the US.

In 2019, UK arms deals made up 16 per cent of the global sale of arms and secured £11bn worth of contracts for military equipment and services. This is down from 2018 when £14bn worth of deals were made, this was the second-highest year for the UK in arms sales since 1983.

‘Women are not safe in India’ – Latest gang rapes spark nationwide outrage  

Oct 4, 2020

The gang rape and murder of two Dalit women in the last recent weeks has sparked outrage across India, with calls for the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh to resign.

Both murders took place in the Northern state of Uttar Pradesh, with the two women belonging to India’s marginalised Dalit caste.

Peace official states US electoral victor will not change peace process in Afghanistan

Oct 3, 2020
<p>On Wednesday, Afghanistan’s top peace official, Abdullah Abdullah, stated he does the expect the results of the anticipated US presidential election to change the Afghan peace process or troop withdrawal plans.</p> <p>The Trump administration has brokered peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban to end 19 years of war. The US Taliban Agreement negotiated on February 29 2020, concluded that US armed forces would withdraw from Afghanistan under pretences of a truce.</p>

No convictions for destruction of Babri mosque and massacre of Muslims

Oct 2, 2020

 

A special court in India has acquitted 32 men, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani, a sitting BJP politician, and three leaders from the party, of the destruction of Babri mosque (masjid) which led to religious riots and the massacre of 2,000 people, mostly Muslims.

The court’s decision is seen as yet another “victory for the Hindu nationalist government”.

Hong Kong police silence expressions of dissent on China’s National Day

Oct 2, 2020
<p>China’s National Day has previously been a day of pro-democracy expression in Hong Kong but this year thousands of police officers smothered most forms of protest and free expression.</p> <p>China marks its founding on October 1, but last year saw heavy clashes between protesters and Hong Kong police anti-government violence following the impostition of national security legislation earlier in the year. Thousands of protesters took to the streets to directly challenge China’s increasing leverage over their city.</p>

Amnesty India ceases operations in response to government witch hunt

Oct 1, 2020
<p>Amnesty International announced on Tuesday that it has closed it's Indian offices after the government froze its bank accounts as part of their crackdown on human rights defenders and organisations.&nbsp;</p> <p>Amnesty described the Indian government’s campaign against activist organisations, as a “witch hunt,” adding that fund-raising and operating have been made impossible. The actions, they believe, are in response to “unequivocal calls for transparency in the government.” And exposing human rights violations by publishing reports on the Delhi police’s role in fomenting anti-Muslim violence and torture in Kashmir.</p>
Child dead, after being held on Italian quarantine ship
India considers creating an app store to compete with Googles 98% market share
Algeria expels thousands of asylum seekers to Niger
Why Australia needs a permanent war crimes investigation unit – Rawan Arraf
For the past decade, the UK has been the second-largest arms dealer
‘Women are not safe in India’ – Latest gang rapes spark nationwide outrage  
Peace official states US electoral victor will not change peace process in Afghanistan
No convictions for destruction of Babri mosque and massacre of Muslims
Hong Kong police silence expressions of dissent on China’s National Day
Amnesty India ceases operations in response to government witch hunt