ROME (AA): In mid-July, the EU finalized a much-anticipated agreement with Tunisia to cooperate on curbing a surge in migration flows to Europe’s Mediterranean shores, but international law experts and humanitarian groups warn that the €1 billion ($1.11 billion) deal could lead to severe rights violations instead of helping solve complex issue...
NEW YORK – A U.N. expert has expressed concern about the arbitrary detention of tens of thousands of children in northeastern Syria. These children belong to parents detained for their allegiance to terrorist group ISIS. Expert Fionnuala Ni Aolain said the children are being detained because their parents pose a security threat. She adde...
Pechi Awang Leikai, India (AFP): Gender trumped tribe for a group of furious Indian mothers who torched the homes of two men from their own community who were accused of abusing women in a video that sparked outrage. At least 120 people have been killed during months of ethnic conflict between the predominantly Hindu Meitei […]
LONDON (AA): As soon as one sets foot on the Isle of Portland, eyes are drawn to the stunning scenery and coastal beauty of the historically rich town on the English Channel. However, for many, it feels like a prison, as the 6 kilometers long by 2.7 kilometers wide isle is the new home of […]
Two lawmakers have reintroduced a bill in the U.S. Congress to punish facilitators of human rights abuses against Uyghurs in China. The bill, called the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act, seeks to extend sanctions to foreign companies that do business with entities that contribute to human rights abuses against Uyghurs. The bill would ...
JACKSON, Mississippi – The death of a 16-year-old boy who worked in a Mississippi poultry plant has renewed concerns about the safety of child workers. More than that, it has also brought into focus attempts by some lawmakers to weaken child labor laws. Duvan Pérez, an immigrant from Guatemala, was fatally injured while cleaning equipmen...
NEW YORK (AA): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed solidarity with the worldwide Muslim community Thursday in his meeting with the Ambassadorial Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Guterres condemned acts of intolerance, violence and Islamophobia, which exacerbate tensions and contribute to discrimination and ra...
KABUL, Afghanistan – Dozens of women organized a rare public protest in the capital Kabul on Wednesday against the closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan. They held a placard with the slogan: “Do not take away our bread and water” The Taliban government in Afghanistan has ordered the closure of all beauty salons for women. [...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): Morocco’s highest court has rejected the final appeals of two journalists — Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni. The two were imprisoned on sexual assault charges, and reject the allegations, according to their lawyer. The Court of Cassation in Rabat “rejected our appeal and confirmed the prison sentences...
JERUSALEM, Palestine – Two Palestinians were injured and 25 others detained in Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank on Monday. According to a local NGO, one Palestinian was injured by live fire when Israeli forces raided the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, Spokesman for the Palestinian Prisoner Society Amjad al-Najjar a...
