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PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says
July 12, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country has begun a new era as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began to disarm after a four-decade armed conflict that...
Peru’s new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal
July 10, 2025
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses during Peru’s armed conflict vowed to appeal to international bodies Thursday to knock down an amnesty law passed...
A Kurdish militant group decides to disband and disarm as part of a peace initiative with Turkey
May 12, 2025
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, after four decades...
Ethiopians celebrate Christmas as natural calamities and conflict take their toll
January 7, 2025
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years.Ethiopians...
Peru’s Congress approves statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002
July 4, 2024
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress on Thursday passed a law establishing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that human rights organizations...
Former Peruvian soldiers get prison in rapes of teenagers during country’s armed conflict
June 20, 2024
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Ten men were convicted Wednesday in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s armed conflict decades ago.Judge Marco Angulo,...
Opinion: The issue of human rights is on life support. Here’s how to save it
May 26, 2024
I once heard Jimmy Carter say that in a war there are no human rights. With the fighting in Ukraine and in Gaza front and center, that observation seems...