UN Expert Reveals Russian and Chinese Support of Myanmar Junta’s Violent Campaign

February 23, 2022 — 02/23/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A new report from the United Nations indicates that both Russia and China have continued to supply Myanmar’s military junta (the Tatmadaw) with weapons...

Cambodian Prime Minister Visits Myanmar Junta Leaving Concerning Implications

January 7, 2022 — 01/07/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has arrived in Myanmar today. This visit marks the first head-of-state to visit Myanmar’s military junta, the Tatmadaw, as...

Diplomatic Negotiations Prevent Recognition of Myanmar’s Military Junta at UN

September 27, 2021 — 09/27/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - According to a report from Foreign Policy, the United States and China brokered an agreement to prevent Myanmar's military-led government from being recognized at...

President Erdogan Condemns Use of Mercenaries at UN Despite Turkish Foreign Engagements

September 23, 2021 — 09/23/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an address at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) taking place...

China Leveraging the International System to Further Religious Persecution

May 5, 2021 — 05/05/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As China assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of May, human rights activists around the world are raising concerns about...

Human Rights Groups Call for Renewed Scrutiny of North Korea Violations

April 15, 2021 — 04/15/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A coalition of human rights groups, including International Christian Concern, signed a letter published Wednesday urging President Biden to reprioritize human rights in North Korea....

Terrorist Attack in Northeast Nigeria Targets Humanitarians

April 13, 2021 — 04/13/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Militants believed to be connected to Islamic State (IS) attacked a United Nations humanitarian hub in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak over the...

Egypt Defends Human Rights Record After UN Criticism

March 19, 2021 — 03/19/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - In response to the release of a UN statement signed by thirty-one countries condemning Egyptian human rights abuses, the country has come out in...

U.S. Signs UN Joint Statement Condemning Egyptian Human Rights Abuses

March 12, 2021 — 03/12/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - For the first time since 2014, the U.S. signed on to the UN Human Rights Council’s joint statement on Egypt, which called on...

United States Seeks Return to UN Human Rights Council

March 1, 2021 — 03/1/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - The United States is seeking to return the United Nations Human Rights Council nearly three years after it was removed from the body...

UN Working Group Determines Detention of Iranian Pastor is Arbitrary

February 26, 2021 — 02/26/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) - The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has released an opinion that the continued detention of Iranian church leader Yousef Nadarkhani is arbitrary....

UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteurs Publish Letter Denouncing Algerian Closures of Protestant Churches

February 19, 2021 — 02/19/2021 Geneva (International Christian Concern) - A letter sent to the Algerian government in December 2020 by three UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rapporteurs has been made public. The 7-page...

UN Expert Condemns Egypt’s Detention of Human Rights Defenders

February 12, 2021 — 02/12/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and their families has expressed concern over the Egyptian regime’s increasing crackdown...

The Ongoing Plight for the People of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

February 5, 2021 — By Guest Contributor Scott Morgan The instability in one of Africa’s most restive regions continues unabated. While most governments have been focused on the Tigray crisis within Ethiopia or the...

UN Releases New Report on Human Rights in North Korea

February 3, 2021 — 02/03/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – In a 2014 report to the UN Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded that the human rights...

Boko Haram Resurgence Displaced More than 100,000 in 2019

October 26, 2019 — 10/26/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram has made a major resurgence over the past year. Due to their increased strength and capabilities, the group has begun to retake...

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