Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life,’ UN envoy says
The deadly shelling of a mountain resort in northern Iraq represented a shocking disregard for civilian life and international obligations on civilian protection, the...
Israel-Palestine: Reversing ‘negative trends’ is essential, official tells Security Council
While specific developments within the wider context of the conflict involving Israel and Palestine fluctuate, “the structural reality has not changed,” the UN Special...
EPA head visits Puerto Rico on environmental justice tour
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Norma Quinones spent four years without running water after Hurricane Maria destroyed the well that she and dozens of neighbors depend...
A step toward justice for Rohingya Muslims suffering in Myanmar?
A victory has been handed to the oppressed Rohingya ethnic minority of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. The International Court of Justice, the United...
Concerns mount as UN extends mission in Haiti
Truth and justice advocates and anti-imperialist organizations, along with concerned Haitians, vehemently rejected a United Nations Security Council vote renewing the presence of a...
U.S. ‘democracy’: Backing kings, dictators and military regimes
Western powers, mainly the U.S., spout democracy while putting aid in the hands of monarchs, dictatorships and military regimes. And while it characterizes aid...
New film portrays famed Somali runner forced into servitude in the UK
(GIN)—Somalia-born runner Mohamed Abdi Jama Farah—known as Mo Farah—won 10 gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) for being the second man in...
U.S.’s support emboldening Israel to expand settlement activities: Hamas
The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas has strongly denounced new Israeli plans to build more settlements in the occupied Palestinian lands, stressing that such criminal policies...
Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favor of Indigenous peoples
An independent UN human rights expert hailed a decision July 18 by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the...
Amnesty Intl. says Myanmar army has laid landmines in Kayah
BANGKOK—Myanmar’s military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with...