– ‘I am deeply disturbed by accounts of exploitation, abuse shared with me by migrant workers,’ says Tomoya Obokata GENEVA (AA) – Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are “a breeding ground” for modern forms of slavery, a UN expert said on Wednesday. In a statement after his 14-day visit to Cana...
– DHAKA Bangladesh (AA) – The UN has appealed for scaling up funds for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The UN also made a fresh allocation of $8 million for Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district and on the island of Bhasan Char. “This allocation is especially important in the light [&...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN Human Rights Council said Wednesday that attacks on the Quran in Europe will be discussed at its 54th session from Sept. 11 to Oct.13. Czech Republic’s Ambassador to the UN, Vaclav Balek, told a news conference in Geneva that the session would be the longest of the Council. Balek, who […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Texas is using an obscure law that requires border crossers to report to a border crossing and report their entry AUSTIN, Texas – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has expressed concern about the initiation of criminal cases against asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries. Advocates for the A...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A Myanmar delegation is expected to visit Rohingya refugees living on the southeast coast of Bangladesh for the third time aiming to begin their repatriation in the next three months, a Bangladeshi official has confirmed. A high-level Bangladeshi delegation is in Myanmar to attend Chinese-mediated talks to begin ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A high-level delegation from Bangladesh reached Myanmar on Monday in order to lead a Chinese-mediated meeting on Rohingya repatriation. A list of over 3,000 Rohingya under a pilot program has been sent to Myanmar to verify and a possible repatriation could begin under the mediation of China, according to Banglade...
Report looks at alleged crackdown on the Kashmiri press that has seen several journalists arrested NEW DELHI, India – Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say they are considering action against the BBC for publishing a report on the problems faced by journalists in the region. The report, titled “Every Story Could Be Your Last,”...
While some companies do not approve of Beijing’s actions, they argue that travel does not equate to support for government policies WASHINGTON – Major travel companies continue to advertise travel to China’s Uyghur-Muslim dominated Xinjiang region despite reports of widespread human rights abuses there. According to a study b...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Some 4.8 million civilians have been displaced by ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A statement from the U.N. Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 3.8 million people have been displaced inside the country, while one million have fled across...
– Palestinians, Israeli army clash in town of Akkabe TUBAS, Palestine (AA) – One Palestinian was killed and three others were injured on Friday when the Israeli army raided a town in the northern West Bank. The Israeli forces stormed the town of Akkabe in the Tubas district of the West Bank, and surrounded a […]
