UN labor agency cites concerns about China’s Xinjiang region
GENEVA—An annual report from the United Nations labor agency highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang region, noting...
Schools ordered shut in southern India as hijab ban triggers protests
Authorities in India’s southern Karnataka State have ordered schools and colleges to shut down as protests intensified over a ban on Islamic headscarves that has...
African Union Summit raises more questions than answers on viability
This year’s recently concluded African Union Heads of State Summit left more questions than answers, including resolution for a substantive plan of action to...
Mexican president irked by French auctions of artifacts
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said on Feb. 7 French auction houses had gone beyond the pale with brazen sales of pre-Hispanic artifacts. President Andrés Manuel López...
More unmarked graves found on the site of a former residential school
Hundreds if not thousands of Indigenous children in Canada were sent off to boarding schools by force and most describe the experience with much...
Mauritius presses claim versus UK for Indian Ocean islands
BANGKOK—A delegation from Mauritius set sail Feb. 8 to the Chagos Islands to press the country’s claim for the strategically important Indian Ocean archipelago,...
Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region
Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past...
New round of cultural festivals planned in West Africa despite sanctions
(GIN)—Festival season is around the corner in West Africa despite ongoing insurgencies that have hurt tourism. The region has long been known for its music,...
New report blasts Israel for Zionist State’s human rights violations and ‘apartheid’ policies
The Zionist State of Israel was called out in a new Amnesty International Report that accused the nation of violating international laws and enforcing...
Activists call out U.S. role in Russia-Ukraine dispute
WASHINGTON—Sounding the drumbeats of war, President Joe Biden has ordered 8,500 U.S. troops to be on heightened alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe,...