killings

September 11, 2018

Trial for the murder of indigenous leader begins in Honduras

Global Witness has welcomed the start of the trial of eight men accused of the murder of high-profile indigenous leader Berta Cáceres.
September 2, 2018

'Deep concern' at arrest of investigative journalists in Northern Ireland

Amnesty International has said it is deeply concerned at the reported arrest of two investigative journalists in Northern Ireland.
May 14, 2018

'Deliberate attempts' by military to kill and maim Gaza protesters continues, says Amnesty

Amnesty Internatioal has responded to reports that dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured by the Israeli military during today's protests along the fence separating Gaza and Israel.
May 1, 2018

Journalists among victims of Kabul explosions

According to information obtained by Reporters Without Borders, at least nine journalists were killed and six others were badly injured in a double suicide bombing in Kabul on 30 April 2018, in which the second explosion deliberately targeted reporters.
April 1, 2018

WCC decries violence on Israel-Palestinian border

After at least 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 1,400 injured by Israeli fire at the Gaza border as Palestinians observed a national day of mourning on 31 March 2018.
March 17, 2018

Christian Aid condemns killings of Brazilian human rights defenders

Christian Aid has condemned the week killings of human rights defenders in Brazil and called for urgent inquiries into their deaths.
February 17, 2018

Call for ICC to investigate Libya's forced displacement of Tawerghan residents

Armed groups and civilian authorities in the Libyan coastal city of Misrata are blocking thousands of people from the town of Tawergha from returning to their hometown after seven years of forced displacement, says Human Righrs Watch.
January 19, 2018

Kenyan tribesman killed 'in the name of conservation'

A man from the Sengwer tribe has been killed by guards working for the Kenya Forestry Service. Another man was wounded. The attack follows several recent violent operations to evict Sengwer tribespeople from their land.
January 13, 2018

No justice for abuses before ceasefire in Mozambique, says Human Rights Watch

Mozambique’s government has failed to hold anyone to account for serious abuses by both state security forces and the opposition Renamo in the year prior to a December 2016 ceasefire, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
January 8, 2018

UN to probe attacks on peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo

The UN is launching a special investigation into attacks on peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, one month after 15 'blue helmets' were killed and dozens wounded in the deadliest single assault on a UN mission in nearly a quarter of a century.