Thousands rally in Belgium to protest high energy prices
BRUSSELS—Thousands of people gathered on September 21 in the Belgian capital Brussels for “a national day of action” to protest against skyrocketing electricity, natural...
Ex-Kenyan official slams UK govt. over ‘act of gross inhumanity and injustice’
Former chief justice of Kenya Willy Mutunga attacks the British government over “act of gross inhumanity and injustice” one month after two Kenyan tribes filed a case against the...
Palestinian schools in al-Quds protest Israel’s plan to distort textbooks
Teachers and students in al-Quds have held a general strike against plans by the occupying authorities to impose Israeli texts on Palestinian curricula. All schools...
Myanmar: Guterres strongly condemns army attacks which left 11 children dead
The UN chief on September 20 strongly condemned attacks by government troops in Myanmar on a northern rebel stronghold which targeted a school, leaving at least...
South Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts
JOHANNESBURG—South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had an urgent meeting scheduled with his Cabinet on September 21 to discuss the country’s electricity crisis, which has...
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...