DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – France will “intervene in” the Rohingya genocide case lodged with the International Court of Justice, announced a joint statement issued after visiting French President Emmanuel Macron met Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday. “France announces its decision to intervene, a...
A senior White House official told the traveling media that the U.S. president spoke with the Indian prime minister about the importance of a healthy democracy HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. President Joe Biden said he spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about human rights issues and the importance of a free press during his […]
Artux, China – AFP A policeman waves reporters away from a desert prison in Xinjiang, part of a network of detention facilities transformed by China’s shifting policies in the northwestern region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplac...
One in 4 people on the move is a child, the highest proportion globally UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warned Thursday that children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers, accounting for a larger share of the migrant population than other regions in the world. ”Gang v...
AFP reporter saw a sign in a cemetery prohibiting Islamic ‘religious activities’ such as kneeling, prostrating, praying with palms facing upwards and reciting scripture KASHGAR, China – The Chinese government is trying to transform the historically difficult Xinjiang region, dominated by Uighur Muslims, into a tourist hub. Kashgar, a cit...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN chief has pinned hope on the Indonesia, Laos and Malaysia troika on finding a political solution to the Myanmar crisis. “We are strongly hopeful that after Indonesia, with Lao PDR (official name of Laos) and also the Troika – Indonesia, Malaysia and Lao PDR – ASEAN will remain totally committed […]
Haaland, the first Native American minister, says history of residential schools and missing Indigenous women and girls is painful OTTAWA, Canada – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has sought a joint healing process between Canada and the U.S. to overcome the painful legacy of Indigenous peoples. Haaland, the first Native American mem...
Act of humiliation has sparked outrage among Palestinian groups, who are demanding that those responsible be held accountable GENEVA – The U.N. has called for an investigation into the disturbing incident in which Israeli soldiers forced five Palestinian women to strip naked during a raid on an apartment building. The incident occurred i...
Pardo, alleges that Israel enforces an apartheid system against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank TEL AVIV, Israel – A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Tamir Pardo, has alleged that Israel enforces an apartheid system against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Pardo’s remarks reflect the views of ...
Many Rohingyas in the camps believe that repatriation is merely a transfer between camps, with no real opportunities DHAKA, Bangladesh – Myanmar’s junta has pledged to build 20 new villages to facilitate the return of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh. However, the Rohingya are skeptical of the offer and suspect it is merely for int...
