Human Rights Violation

MSF Demands Action From UNSC: Hospitals #NotATarget

MSF assists the South Sudanese population displaced by the conflict in the Upper Nile State. MSF runs a hospital inside the POC (protection of civilians) UN site in Malakal, where approximately 50,000 are currently living, and a clinic in Wau Shiluk, a village on the West Bank of the Nile that has become an IDP settlement with nearly 20,000 persons.

A Social Media Action in Solidarity Against the Targeted Killing of Civilians and Humanitarians Hospitals Are #NotATarget On average, an MSF-supported health structure was bombed or shelled every single week in Syria in 2015 and in the first six weeks of 2016. MSF’s health [continue reading].

🍁 CDN Petition: PM Trudeau – Stop Sale Of Armoured Vehicles To Saudi Arabia

Read this little angel's story, click the photo to enlarge. This petition was started by myself, Alistair Reign, and I am calling on all of my readers, from every country, to add your voice to this important campaign, asking Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to stop Canada from contributing to Saudi's war crimes on the Yemeni civilians; where women and children are in the majority of those killed by airstrikes and sniper shells.

This petition was started by myself, Alistair Reign, and I am calling on all of my readers, from every country, to add your voice to this important campaign, asking Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to stop Canada from contributing to Saudi’s war crimes on the Yemeni [continue reading].

Yemen: Who Is Protecting The War Orphans?

A question I have been asked many times since I began covering the humanitarian crisis in Yemen; who is taking care of the war orphans in Yemen? It appears the world has forgotten them. I question whether the world has ever acknowledged the Yemeni children’s tragic and [continue reading].

Documentary: VICE – Afghan Women’s Rights, Aden’s Floating Armories

Part one: takes a look at Women’s Rights in Afghanistan, if any. When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the liberation of Afghan women was used as a rallying cry to garner public support. After nearly 15 years at war, and hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars [continue reading].

Documentary: VICE – Yemen: The Enemy of My Enemy

A Yemeni army officer holds up his AK-47 during anti-government protests earlier this week. The Foreign Office said only a 'small core' of staff will remain in the country, and it urged other British nationals to leave (AP)

“In 2009, when he saw airplanes crossing over the border from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Jubran Abu Halah was 13 years old. The aircraft started dropping bombs over Saddah, a largely agricultural area in the north of Sa’dah province. Although he says that there was no [continue reading].

Turkey: Illegally Sending Syrians Back To War Zone

Syrian Kurd child holds a glass of water after he crossed the border between Syria and Turkey near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, on September 20, 2014. Several thousand Syrian Kurds began crossing into Turkey on September 19 fleeing Islamic State fighters who advanced into their villages, prompting warnings of massacres from Kurdish leaders. Turkey on September 19 reopened its border with Syria to Kurds fleeing Islamic State (IS) militants, saying a “worst-case scenario” could drive as many as 100,000 more refugees into the country. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey has illegally returned thousands of Syrians to their war-torn homeland in recent months, highlighting the dangers for migrants sent back from Europe under a deal due to come into effect next week, Amnesty International said on Friday. Turkey agreed with the EU this month [continue reading].

KSA: Director Discuses The Filming Of Saudi Arabia Uncovered

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi woman walks outside a polling station in Riyadh during the desert kingdom's first municipal elections 10 February 2005. Saudi men went to the polls in the country's first ever election, a municipal vote barred to women that represents a cautious initial step towards democracy in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The ballot is part of a drive to introduce limited reforms, which Riyadh insists must be tailored to Saudi specifications and not necessarily follow a Western pattern. AFP PHOTO/RABIH MOGHRABI (Photo credit should read RABIH MOGHRABI/AFP/Getty Images)

In January of 2015, a man named Raif Badawi was lashed in public in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. His crime? Blogging critically about the role of religion in Saudi life in 2012 — an act that Saudi courts said insulted Islam. In addition to 1,000 lashes, Badawi, a [continue reading].

Documentary: VICE – Return To Yemen And Church And States

Part One: Return to Yemen – Last year, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a massive military campaign. Now, Saudi Arabia – nervous about the insurrection near its southern border – is trying to push the Houthis back with a ruthless bombing campaign. Ben [continue reading].

Canada: Support Doctors Without Borders #NotATarget Campaign

Take the challenge! A Social Media Action in Solidarity Against the Targeted Killing of Civilians and Humanitarians. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada has launched a social media act of solidarity to stand up for the protection of civilians and [continue reading].

Africa: United Nations Pressured to Help End Burundi Violence

A Burundian soldier walks infront of residents during a demonstration against the Rwandan government in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, Feb. 20, 2016.

When U.N. Security Council envoys flew to Burundi in January to try to end months of violence, the central African country’s leader flatly rejected their offer of help and hundreds protested against what they saw as meddling. A month later, with fears of a new ethnic [continue reading].

Yemen: Clearing a few misconceptions on Yemen

Ali Nujood, Yemen, 2009. (Photograph by Stephanie Sinclair, National Geographic).

So much ink and breath have been spent on Yemen since 2011 that one can easily get lost in the labyrinth media built up … while I will concede that opinions largely differ when it comes to what should and needs to happen in Yemen in order for “order” to be restored: ie – [continue reading].

Syria: SNHR Reports Significant Violations In 2015

The Syrian Network for Human Rights on Twitter (@SNHR) have posted evidence of numerous violations against humanity having occurred in Syria during January of 2016 – after the ending period of their 2015 report. The following are just a few of the men. women, children and youth either killed by armed forces targeting civilian homes and vital services – or died under torture in Syrian prisons without legal representation or trial – or died an excruciating, slow death of starvation inside besieged Syria during the month of January, 2016.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights publishes an annual Human Rights Report compiled from reliable reports and eye-witness statements of human rights violations, including war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria. You can read their full report here on Alistair Reign News [continue reading].