1981. 300,000 Rohingya refugees – the world must act!   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands the World Security Council to call a special session on the Rohingya crisis.  

1982. 30 years ago: Halabja – The victims of the genocide crimes are still suffering today   On March 16 and 17, 1988, the air force of the regime of Saddam Hussein had attacked Halabja with poison gas.  

1983. 30 years after the Tiananmen Square massacre   On June 4, 1989, hundreds (or perhaps thousands) of people got killed in the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations. The government in Beijing is still trying to suppress commemorations of  

1984. 3,700 fishers presumed drowned during a storm in Burma   Along the coast of Burma more than 3,700 fishers have gone missing since a cyclone hit the region 14 days ago. The Irrawaddy Delta bore the brunt of the storm, with 70 mile an hour winds blowing many  

1985. 28,000 Burma-refugees are threatened with deportation from Bangladesh   More than 28,000 political refugees from Burma, who had sought refuge in Bangladesh, are about to be deported to their home country. On Thursday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) announced  

1986. 27th anniversary of the poison gas attacks on Halabja (March 16, 1988)   In the northern Iraqi town of Halabja, Kurdish representatives will meet on Monday to commemorate the victims of the poison gas attacks of the Iraqi Air Force 27 years ago (March 16 to 18, 1988).  

1987. 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (January 30 / 31) and Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (January 27)   In the run-up to the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has sent an appeal to the presidents of the 54 member states to show  

1988. 26th anniversary of the genocide of Srebrenica (July 11)   26th anniversary of the genocide of Srebrenica (July 11): • Surviving victims want to know what happened to their relatives • Genocide denial and glorification of war criminals still commonplace  

1989. 26,000 gold diggers on Yanomami land   OAS Commission on Human Rights calls for action against gold diggers: Around 26,000 gold diggers in Yanomami and Ye'kwana territories alone They bring environmental destruction, violence, and  

1990. 25th anniversary of the end of the Bosnian war (December 14)   25th anniversary of the end of the Bosnian war (December 14): For the sake of the stability and future of the country, Valentin Inzko should pass a law against genocide denial – using his Bonn