ISTANBUL – China’s foreign minister in a meeting with UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called for refraining from “politicizing human rights.” Wang Yi met with the visiting UN high commissioner for human rights in Guangzhou, northwest of Hong Kong. Bachelet is on a week-long visit from May 23-28 to China where sh...
On Tuesday, U.S. officials said they are “appalled” by “jarring” photographic evidence of China’s alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs. State Department spokesman Ned Price said new reports add to “an already damning body of evidence” documenting the Chinese government’s atrocities in Xinjiang. Price said Chinese authorities continue ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has said it is “appalled” by “jarring” photographic evidence of China’s widespread rights abuses against its minority Muslim Uyghur population. “This new reporting further adds to an already damning body of evidence of the PRC’s atrocities in Xinjiang,” State Depart...
Bambilor, Senegal – AFP In a serene studio filled with birdsong, Omar Ba takes off his shoes and gets down on his hands and knees. Then the renowned Senegalese artist begins to paint a five-metre-long canvas a deep, dark shade of black. This is how Ba, a rising star in the world of contemporary African […]
GENEVA – The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has exceeded 100 million for the first time, propelled by the wars and conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Sahel and Horn of Africa as well as Ukraine, the UN refugee agency has said. “One hundred million is a […]
Muna Saleh says besides her skills, qualifications and expertise, her “professionalism” is evaluated by one more factor — her hijab. For observant Canadian Muslim women, wearing hijab is a religious obligation and a personal religious decision. But many Muslim women in the country a are facing undue professional consequences for choosing to we...
More than 160 million children are engaged in child labor globally, according to a new report released Wednesday. The International Labor Organization and U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warn in the report that without relief strategies, child labor could rise by 8.9 million by year end. The increase is driven by higher poverty and increased vul...
Preliminary data show a double-digit spike in hate crimes last year, and a continued rise into 2022. Bias-motivated incidents in 37 major U.S. cities increased by nearly 39% on average. The 10 largest metropolitan areas reported a record 54.5% increase. Incidents targeting Asian and Jewish Americans accounted for the bulk of cases. The analy...
On Monday, human rights activists hailed a “historic” U.S. House of Representatives resolution recognizing the Nakba introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. Six progressive House co-sponsors supported Tlaib’s resolution recognizing the ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinians perpetrated by Israel. Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) rejected an Israeli request for a joint investigation into the killing of senior Al Jazeera journalist, a Palestinian official said on Thursday. “Israel has requested a joint investigation and to be handed over the bullet that assassinated journalist Shireen, we refused that,” senior PA...
