WASHINGTON – The American Anthropological Association (AAA) has joined a Palestinian call to boycott Israeli academic institutions that support the apartheid regime. The largest academic association in the U.S., with 12,000 members, had put the motion to a vote from June 15 to July 14. 71% of members supported the boycott call. The motio...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – The ongoing conflict in Syria is affecting cancer patients in Syria’s opposition-controlled Idlib province. According to locals, the Syrian army and Russia are continuously shelling health infrastructure in the region. About 3,200 cancer patients need treatment in Idlib. According to Idlib’s health directo...
JERUSALEM, Palestine – Jewish settlers, who settled in the forcibly evacuated Palestinian home were seen throwing the belongings of the displaced family outside on Sunday. On July 11th, the Israeli police forcibly evicted the Palestinian Sub Leben family from their home. Their home was located near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old ...
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...
