UN Special Rapporteur Speaks Out Against EritreaJune 25, 2019 — 06/25/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – UN expert Daniela Kravetz has spoken out against Eritrea cracking down on the Christian community. “These actions, (closing all Catholic health facilities), show that,...
North Korea Peace Talks Sideline Human Rights IssuesJuly 9, 2018 — ICC Note: In the highly publicized peace talks between the U.S. and North Korea, the issue of human rights is yet to be comprehensively addressed. It is difficult to tell...
Rights Groups Call for Recognition of Repressions in EritreaJune 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Rights groups have called for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs for Eritrea. Human rights violations in Eastern Africa have only continued...
Dozens of Kachin CSOs Call on UN to Refer Myanmar to International Criminal CourtApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Human rights violations against civilians and the denial of humanitarian assistance by government forces in Myanmar, are the reasons why 32 ethnic Kachin civil society organizations call on...
IDPs in CAR Tired of Ineffective UN PeacekeepersNovember 3, 2017 — ICC Note IDPs in the Central African Republic are stating their discontent with the way that the UN peacekeepers have protected them so far. They are saying that the UN’s...
C.A.R. Becoming Unsafe for UN and NGOs Says New ReportOctober 20, 2017 — ICC Note The UN is reporting that the conditions in the Central African Republic are deteriorating even further than in the previous months. Clashes between the Muslim Seleka and Animist...
UN UNDER FIRE OVER CHRISTIAN PERSECUTIONOctober 15, 2017 — ICC Note: According to the Catholic charity report, Christian persecution is worse now than it was at any other time in human history. The report also criticizes United Nations and...
South Sudan’s President has Called for Continued Support from the UNOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note South Sudan has called on the U.N. to continue its support of the youngest country in the world. South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Only...
Indonesia rejects UN call to repeal its blasphemy lawSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Indonesia recently rejected United Nations’ recommendations to repeal its blasphemy law, often used to persecute religious minorities. Recent cases from around the world and Indonesia showed that the...
Human Rights Watch Writes Letter to UN Regarding SudanSeptember 22, 2017 — ICC Note The group, Human Rights Watch, has written a letter to the UN, asking that the UN continue to pressure Sudan over its human rights violations. It the letter...
Cambodia uncooperative in relocating Montagnard asylum seekers, says UN envoyAugust 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The United Nations sent a Special Rapporteur in August to check on human rights situation in Cambodia. She disclosed today at the press conference that the Cambodian government...
Activists Raise Awareness of Christian Persecution at UNHRCMarch 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian activists organized an event alongside the UN’s Human Right’s Commission’s 34th Session in Geneva. The intent is to force the international community to pressure Pakistan into altering...
Buhari Welcomes U.N. Intermediaries to Help with Release of Chibok SchoolgirlsSeptember 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, invited the United Nations to aid in the exchange of the Chibok schoolgirls for Boko Haram prisoners. Last year, Buhari publicly expressed that the...
Freedom of Religion – A Defining Issue of Our TimeSeptember 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Canadian government official David Anderson stated that "with 74% of the world's population living in countries with high or very high restrictions or hostilities, freedom of religion or...
About 49,000 children will die without humanitarian aid in NigeriaAugust 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Thousands of children in Nigeria face severe malnutrition as a result of the drought and the insurgence of Boko Haram. According to reports from the United Nations, scores...
