Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Adopted by Resolution 260 (III) A of the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948.
Article 1 The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.
Article 2 In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a (...)

Thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing ethnic attacks in Afghanistan have landed in Greece, a signatory to the EU convention on refugee protection. They have been attacked by racist gangs, sometimes aided by Greek police. The Greek government provides few or no basic services required by the EU convention. It is a human rights disaster ignored by most governments, NGOs, and the (...)

Two years ago, Reza Mollagholipour, a civil engineer from Iran, was on a boat crammed full of asylum seekers and migrants bound for Australia from Indonesia. Mollagholipour fled Iran after receiving threats for uncovering corruption at his company. It was the second boat to arrive on Christmas Island after the Rudd government in July 2013 reinstated a policy of mandatory offshore processing for “unauthorised maritime arrivals” to Australia.
The Australian authorities sent Mollagholipour on (...)

Yesterday’s deadly suicide attack at a police checkpoint outside a military base in Khost, in eastern Afghanistan, is a grim reminder that Afghan civilians bear much of the cost of the country’s armed conflict. The checkpoint adjoined an outdoor market, and many of the at least 27 civilians – including 12 children – killed in the attack were in vehicles waiting to pass the checkpoint on their way home. Six members of the Afghan National Security Forces were also killed. No one as yet has (...)

BEIRUT 13 July 2015 (IRIN) - Attacks on aid workers declined last year but were still the second highest on record, new data shows. Are aid organisations getting smarter or more risk averse?

LONDON 13 July 2015 (IRIN) - It is easy to laugh at aid workers, but every year, hundreds are killed, kidnapped or injured doing their jobs. We need to do more to honour them.

By Roohullah Gulzari, a human rights activist
A couple of years ago, I showed works of art by my friend Ramzan Ali Hazara, a graduate of the National College of Arts, to another friend from university. He looked at them and was quite amazed at the brilliant skills displayed by Ramzan in his paintings.
“But why does his entire collection show loss and violence? I am sure he would do great if he painted other stuff too,” my friend remarked.
My reply was simply: “How can he?”
Oddly, blame is (...)

By Brisbane Roar
Hazara Roar player Rahmat Akbari has been named in the Joeys squad aiming to qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
Brisbane Roar’s Hazara teenager Rahmat Akbari is living the Australian football dream.
The 15-year-old from Edens Landing has been named in a national squad to begin preparing for qualification for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India.
He will travel with Tony Vidmar’s Joeys to Cambodia later this month to play games as a warm up to the first (...)

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An activist from the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan (SPA) holds a cutout of a picture of Farkhunda, a young woman who was killed by a mob, during a protest against a court’s recent decision over her case in Kabul July 6, 2015.
Alt Text Farkhunda-protests
© 2015 Reuters Region / Country Asia Afghanistan

Protesters have once again filled the streets of Kabul, outraged by an appeals court decision to dismiss death sentences against four men convicted of brutally murdering Farkhunda Malikzada.
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An activist from the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan (SPA) holds a cutout of a picture of Farkhunda, a young woman who was killed by a mob, during a protest against a court’s recent decision over her case in Kabul July 6, 2015. © 2015 Reuters
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