In a joint statement, human rights groups urge governments to use COP28 to highlight human rights violations in the UAE, which affect six different sectors LONDON – Amnesty International and more than 200 other civil society groups have called on governments to review both the human rights and climate policies of the United Arab Emirates...
Many non-state actors, around the world, have been found to be in possession of U.S. weapons and it remains puzzle, how these arms reach to such groups WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration has initiated a program to monitor and investigate the killing of civilians by various groups around the world using U.S. weapons. The move […...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced two leading human rights activists to two years each in jail, after a trial critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections. Adilur Rahman Khan, 63, and Nasiruddin Elan, 57, have led the Odhikar organisation for decades, working to document thousands of [&h...
The way U.S. president could not hold a press interaction after bilateral interactions in India exposed hollowness of commitments adopted at G-20 summit By Muslim Network TV A day after the G-20 summit in New Delhi affirmed its commitment to religious respect, Muslim community in Maharashtra’s Satara district was reportedly attacked. The...
LONDON (AA) – British lawmaker Tobias Ellwood resigned Wednesday as parliament’s defense committee chair after a row about his Afghanistan comments. The Conservative MP had been criticized after he posted a video clip on X in July that said Afghanistan had been “transformed” under the rule of the Taliban. The clip showe...
Tragic rescue comes amid a dramatic spike in migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands By Alyssa McMurtry OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Twelve more people have died amid a spike in journeys from northwestern Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands, a Spanish migration NGO said on Monday. At least 50 people were making the dangerous journey to […]
Backlash against proposed policy came from Muslim nurses and their supporters for imposing ban on wearing hijab while on duty JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa is reconsidering its proposed dress code for Muslim nurses after reactions from the community. The Department of Health said it is reviewing all submissions and feedback a...
While visiting Uighur-majority villages in Yarkant French news agency AFP found that half of the adult male population may have been detained BEIJING, China – Shuttered and abandoned houses in rural Xinjiang point to China’s crackdown on the Uighur Muslim minority. A visit by the French news agency AFP to Uighur-majority villages ...
GENEVA (AA) – Syrians continue to suffer from fighting, extremely severe economic deterioration and persistent human rights violations and abuses, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria said on Tuesday. “Before Syria plunges deeper into escalating violence and economic decline, we call on the key actors to cease attacks on civilians...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The UK on Tuesday announced a new funding of £3 million ($3.7 million) for the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. “I am pleased to announce a further UK contribution of £3,000,000 to UNHCR, which will help to ensure refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char are able to access healthcare, clean […]
