Story by Pfc. Seu Chan | USAG Humphreys | 06.08.2025
A former North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea, Lee So-yeon relays her struggle to attain freedom and hope for reuniting with the son she was forced to leave behind....
Story by Spc. Joshua Taeckens | U.S. Army South | 07.20.2023
As the Caribbean-focused multinational exercise, TRADEWINDS 23, hits full stride in Guyana, a team of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Dominican Republic instructors traveled by land and sea to various training sites to speak about humanitarian law, human rights and Women, Peace and Security (WPS). SOUTHCOM Human Rights Coordinator, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jose Rodriguez said the promotion of......
Story by Maj. Andrew Caulk | Special Operations Command Africa | 12.10.2021
We recognize international Human Rights Day Dec. 10 in remembrance of the UN adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), we strive to uphold human rights in all we do alongside our partners across the continent. We focus on protecting human rights not just because it is the right thing to do, but also because doing so makes us more......
Story by Milton Mariani Rodriguez | Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation | 10.12.2021
WHINSEC's Center for Democracy and Human Rights team up with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation and conducts seminar on International Humanitarian Law and Use of Force during situations of violence....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 02.25.2020
FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 25, 2020) -- Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers was well-known for his high energy, sobriety and tenacity. He would not spare a minute in pursuing equality – not when black people in segregationist Mississippi were being murdered, beaten and degraded as human beings....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 02.23.2017
FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 23, 2017) -- Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran who participated in the famed Red Ball Express logistical effort, marched head-first into the teeth of the civil rights struggle years later, muddying himself in the trenches of the movement’s fight against segregation in Mississippi. Amid the commitment to the cause, he conceded danger was a lurking proposition....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Graham | U.S. Army South | 12.07.2016
The Conference of the American Armies met from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 to discuss and agree on combined goals regarding human rights, specifically the rights of those who have been affected by a natural disaster. The conference, hosted by the Dominican Republic army, took place in Punta Cana, which is at the country’s eastern edge. More than 20 armies from countries as far north as Canada and as......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 08.20.2015
Military leaders from nine South American nations joined U.S. counterparts and Canadian observers in Asuncion Aug. 19-20 to explore opportunities for defense cooperation and mechanisms to counter threats to the region's security....
