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South Sudan: Attack at the Home of Human Rights Defender Mr Biel Boutros

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes is concerned over the attack by state security forces on Biel Bourtos' home, as it appears to be directly targeted against him and his family.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On the night of 20 January 2014, more than 30 armed men believed to be part of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) raided the house of human rights defender Mr Biel Boutros.

Biel Bourtos is the director of the South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA), a Juba-based, non-political, not-for-profit organisation that monitors and documents human rights violations in South Sudan and advocates for justice and the rights of vulnerable groups.

Honduras: Killing of Human Rights Defender and Indigenous Lenca leader Mr Justo Sorto

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes roundly condemns the killing of Justo Sorto, which is related to his peaceful and legitimate work in the defence of the environmental rights of the indigenous Lenca community.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On 21 January 2014, the indigenous Lenca leader and human rights defender, Mr Justo Sorto, was found dead on a farming estate of the Yance community in the municipality of Jesús de Otoro, in the department of Intibucá, Western Honduras.

Justo Sorto was an active member for twenty years of the Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Indígenas Populares – COPINH (Civic Council of Popular Indigenous Organisations).

Mannaar Killing Reaches 43, But the Depth of the Killings Had Not Been Fully Fathomed

On 22 January, when the exhumation continued for the 11th time, 3 skeletons were recovered. (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

(MANNAAR, Sri Lanka) - The Mannaar killing had been carefully hidden away from public. The truth is now revealed, probably after six or seven years.

The international independent investigation into war crimes in Mullivaaikkal should also include Mannaar killings. TamilNet reported that 43 human skeletons have been recovered till 22 January 2012 at Thirukkeatheesvaram mass grave in Mannaar, news sources in Mannaar said.

Concerning Chinese Presence in Myanmar

China’s investment in Myanmar has not resulted in any substantial economic gains...

(BRUSSELS Burma Times) - China and Myanmar share a 2,000-km border, and Myanmar is looked upon as the key to China’s pursuit of regional and border stability and to fulfilling its need for natural resources.

China today is Myanmar’s most important trading partner and one of its most important investors. There is a two way relation between China and Myanmar currently.

European Rohingya Council Sharply Denounces Brutalities of Burma`s Quasi-civilian Regime

ERC speaks out over ongoing looting, sexual assault, murder, arrest, torture in detention centers by Burmese Security Forces and State Backed Extremists in Maungdaw, Western Myanmar (Burma).

(FRANKFURT) - We, the European Rohingya Council sharply denounce the brutalities of Burmese quasi-civilian regime led by President Thein Sein over Rohingya ethnic minority of western Burma.

Since last June, the regime itself triggered the violence which lead complete genocide against Rohingya with a high momentum and it stop some days when international community raises voice but resume when international community goes quiet.

President Bashar Al-Assad`s Interview with Agence France Presse

President Al Assad sat down with Agence Press France for this extensive interview about one of the most turbulent places in the world, where the U.S. continues to wage wars of attrition.

(DAMASCUS ) - In spite of their best efforts to unseat Syria's President Bashal al Assad and disband its secular government, the western powers have failed to bring about the regime change they seek.

The United States is funding al Qaeda militants; the same jihadist mercenaries the Americans were recently fighting in Iraq, to destabilize Syria, but the intervention of Russia has slowed the U.S. mission to wage war in yet another country.

Urgent Alarm! Another Possible Wave of Rohingya Genocide

Rohingya have been facing state backed atrocities since 1978. The most recent assault by Lun Htein forces vandalized a Rohingya village of 4000 inhabitants in southern Maungdaw.

(MAUNGDAW Burma Times) - The Myanmar military backed regime led by former high rank military officer president Thein Sein with power of 2014 ASEAN chair is busy in preparation to get rid of Rohingya within a short time in upcoming days before completion of Myanmar census 2014 that will be carried out from March 30 to April 10.

Undoubtedly, another wave of Rohingya genocide is about to trigger in western Myanmar according to reliable source from inside Burma. There is a standing order from central government Naypyidaw administration to round up all Rohingya males and boys above aged 10.

Stop the Violence: A Call for Release, Investigation and Reparation

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes, joined 183 organizations condemning the use of armed force and escalating violence against the Cambodian people.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On the 3rd January 2014, four civilians were shot dead by military forces, at least 39 people were injured, including a 17 year old boy and a pregnant woman, and thirteen more men were arrested near Canadia Industrial Park on Veng Sreng road, Phnom Penh.

The previous day, during clashes between security forces and striking workers in front of Yak Jin factory on National Road 4, ten men were arrested by the Military Special Command Unit 911.

BREAKING NEWS Order for Arrests of all Rohingya Males Over 10 Years

This is a critical stage in this event that experts say is a Genocide. The Rohingya have always been persecuted, but the news of literally rounding up all Rohingya takes this event to a new level.

(RANGOON) - Two international people have been contacted from inside Maungdaw that an order from NayPiDaw has been given to arrest all Rohingya males over 10 years old. Mass arrests have started in Maungdaw.

One of these witnesses has said that arrests have already started in Maungdaw. It is not clear if these arrests have occurred in the last 24 hours or include the Jan 14-17 mass arrests in Kiladaung and nearby villages last week.

Human Rights Watch World Report 2014: Sri Lanka

The year saw an escalation in attacks by militant Buddhist groups against Hindus and Muslims.

(NEW YORK) - The Sri Lankan government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa made little progress in 2013 in addressing accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the country’s nearly three-decades-long civil war, which ended in 2009.

In March, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a second resolution in as many years that called on Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations made by its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and provide accountability for alleged war crimes committed by both sides in the civil war.