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UN Observers: US Migration Barriers Violate Rights
February 15, 2017
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has released a statement labeling the Trump Administration's restriction on migration from seven countries identified as terror threats a violation of international human rights law and calling on the US to "live up to its international obligations" by resuming its refugee program.
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NGO Criticizes US Focus on "Islamic Extremism"
February 15, 2017
An article published by the nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch criticizes the Trump Administration's redirection of a Department of Homeland Security program on "countering violent extremism" to focus solely on "Islamic extremism" and asserts that equating "extremism" with "violence" will result in human rights violations.
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NGO Identifies Danger of Jihadi Child Recruitment in Europe
February 14, 2017
The British think tank Quilliam Foundation reports that there is a need for the EU and international organizations to develop systematic policies to counter a strategy by jihadi terrorist groups targeting refugee children for indoctrination and exploitation as they arrive in Europe.
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Blasphemy Killer Shrine Underscores Extremism in Pakistan
February 14, 2017
The construction of a memorial shrine and mosque to honor a police officer convicted of murdering a provincial governor in Pakistan, Salman Taseer, because of his campaign to overturn the country's draconian Islamic blasphemy laws, indicates the extent of societal support for such blasphemy ordinances.
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Former Boko Haram Captives Present Challenge to Nigeria
February 14, 2017
As the Nigerian military's growing success against Boko Haram results in the release of thousands of female captives, international nongovernmental organizations are reporting significant challenges in the social reintegration of women whom the Islamist militant group had used as sex slaves and terrorists.
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