141. A bloody weekend in Burundi, shortly before the expiry of the EU-ultimatum   Following new politically motivated violence in Burundi last weekend, which claimed seven lives, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands further EU-sanctions against political agitators in…  

142. A blow against the traffickers: 535 Ethiopian hostages set free   On Tuesday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) in Göttingen reported that the authorities in Yemen managed a major blow against international trafficking. During the weekend, they arrested 50…  

143. A call for a binational protected area for uncontacted indigenous communities in the border area between Brazil and Peru.   Leading representatives of the main association for indigenous communities in the Amazon region are calling for a binational protected area for uncontacted indigenous communities in the border area…  

144. A call for a political solution for Syria   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) welcomes the fact that Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to protect the civilian population in Syria from further poison gas…  

145. A call for an independent investigation of human rights violations – The Buddhist extremist movement must be banned   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) calls for an independent investigation of the alleged human rights crimes committed against members of the Muslim Rohingya minority in Burma. Eyewitnesses…  

146. A call for an international mission to rescue boat people – boat with 300 refugees missing   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) urges the foreign ministers of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia to investigate the fate of 300 Rohingya boat people who were recently forced back into the…  

147. A call for help: Northern Syria cannot take up any more refugees   Alarmed by a call for help from the overcrowded refugee camp Al-Hol in northeastern Syria, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) calls on the German Federal Government to finally help the people…  

148. A call for human rights for Tibetans and Uyghurs   Shortly before the 17th EU-China Summit, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has sent an appeals to the European government leaders, asking them to advocate for the human rights of the Tibetans…  

149. A call for more commitment to peace and human rights instead of military interventions in Somalia.   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) considers the planned deployment of Bundeswehr soldiers for counter-piracy operations at the coast of Somalia to be risky and of not much use. Europe should…  

150. A call for more efforts to help refugees from North Korea   In the light of the ongoing dispute regarding the North Korean missile program, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) calls for more commitment to human rights and for more measures to help…