Samuel Oakford
Russia Says It's 'in Bad Taste' to Blame It for Failed Syria Peace Talks
Russian diplomats denied accusations that Moscow's stepped-up bombing campaign on opposition positions in northern Syria helped kill peace talks this week in Geneva, as tens of thousands of Syrians fled Aleppo in the face of regime advances.
UN Panel Says Rwanda Is Training Rebels to Depose Burundi's President
The report is the strongest evidence yet of the long-suspected hand of Rwanda in its neighbor's crisis — a development which threatens to morph domestic strife into a regional war.
South Sudan Forces Accused of Leaving 50 People to Suffocate in a Shipping Container
Various groups have documented the use of metal containers as informal detention sites in South Sudan. The latest incident was among five violations of the ceasefire signed in August that a monitoring group described in a submission to the African...
In US Visit, UN Experts Insist That Washington Needs to Consider Reparations for Slavery
The experts presented a dire assessment of black lives in America, saying that the US hasn't properly addressed the legacy of enslavement or adequately provided redress for people descended from Africans who were forcibly resettled in bondage.
Saudi-led Bombing in Yemen Targets Civilians as Houthis Use Migrants as Human Shields
A final investigative report by the UN-established Panel of Experts on Yemen found that both sides involved in the country's war have committed grave human rights violations.
Syrian Peace Talks Have Already Been Delayed — But the UN Insists They Will Happen
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura hopes to begin talks in Geneva on Friday rather than Monday, with notes initially being passed between staggered gatherings of rebel factions and officials from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Kiev's Heavyweight Boxing Champ Mayor Wants to Knock Out Corruption in Ukraine
Kiev's Mayor Vitali Klitschko described the fight against corruption as an "illusion," and called on the country's general prosecutor to jail more offenders.
Politicians and Activists Blast Mass Surveillance at VICE News Davos Panel
An international panel debated the causes and effects of mass surveillance Thursday at an event organized by VICE News during the World Economic Forum.
This Year in Davos, Opponents Aren't Even Bothering to Protest
The 45th World Economic Forum has opened in the Swiss mountain resort, with thousands of world and business leaders — and not a single protester.
Burundian Security Forces Gang-Raped Women and Slaughtered Tutsis, Says the UN
In a distressing brief, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said that witnesses reported the existence of at least nine mass graves in and around Bujumbura believed to contain some 100 bodies.
Exclusive: Leaked UN Memo Shows There's No Plan to Prevent Genocide in Burundi
VICE News obtained a confidential memo written by the UN’s peacekeeping office that shows the organization is woefully unprepared to prevent worsening bloodshed in Burundi.
The UN's Top Human Rights Official in Yemen is Now 'Persona Non Grata'
The Saudi-backed government said the official is not welcome, just days after a UN report said Saudi Arabia was killing civilians.