‘Sri Lanka has time and time again shown it is both unwilling and unable to investigate war crimes allegations against its own forces’ - David Griffiths
· Traders have purchased several million pounds-worth of diamonds without investigating links to armed groups
· At least 1,600 civilians killed by Boko Haram in last 4 months
At least 134 people executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year
French parliamentarians must reject a new bill allowing mass surveillance of communications “sent or received abroad” as it would give the government sweeping legal authority to interce
A Cuban graffiti artist who has been unfairly held in prison for nearly a year after he painted “Raúl” and “Fidel” on the backs of two pigs has been named as a prison
Taliban targeting independent media Reports of Taliban posing as Red Cross workers
The new wave of violence which has left dozens of civilians dead and at least 100 injured highlights the fragility of the reconciliation process and the urgent need for enhanced protection of civil
Turkish coastguard accused of shooting at shipwrecked refugees, 22 dead