Infectious diseases kill 324 in flood-ravaged Pakistan, alarm bells ringing
Authorities in Pakistan say skin infections, diarrhea and malaria in the flood-ravaged regions have claimed the lives of 324 people. They said on September 21...
50 million people in modern slavery: No justification for ‘fundamental’ human rights abuse
The latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published by the International Labor Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and international human rights group Walk...
A ‘lost decade’ for developing countries?
by Daniela Leyva Fernánde, Granma An unsustainable debt erodes the capacity of developing countries to progress towards sustainability and poverty reduction. The high increase in...
Myanmar: Increasing evidence of crimes against humanity since coup
Crimes against humanity and war crimes have intensified in the wake of the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the UN Human Rights Council...
UK police violence: Thousands protest in London over police killing of Black man
Thousands of people gathered in London as protests erupted over killing of a Black man, who was shot dead by a Metropolitan Police firearms officer while he...
European powers snub Africa at climate control summit
Backed into a corner, African leaders have publicly come out swinging. Or should this opening salvo say: Seeing the fate of Africa being at...
Mixed feelings and controversy looms over UN Uyghur Report
The Peoples Republic of China is the focus of criticism by human rights defenders accusing the regime of genocidal practices, ethnic cleansing, crackdowns, and...
Tension rises as Turkey, Greece voice festering grievances
ISTANBUL—Troubled relations between regional rivals Turkey and Greece worsened on Sept. 6, with Turkey’s president doubling down on a thinly veiled invasion threat and...
Biden administration’s military action in Africa shows U.S. footprint still there
The latest iteration of “scramble for Africa” by foreign interests, is not only being seen in the number of countries involved, but with the...
Only one in seven Britons say Truss will be better than Johnson, poll reveals
More than a quarter of people in the UK believe the new Prime Minister Liz Truss will be worse than her predecessor Boris Johnson,...