UN marks Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade but no mention of crimes against humanity, or the need for reparations
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon opened the annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade by calling on people to “address the lingering consequences” of slavery and to fight for equality, justice and peace. The two-term UN secretary-general suggested the best way of honoring victims of the Trans-Atlantic...
Palestinians gaining support for actions to join international community
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The Palestinian Authority presented UN officials the necessary documents to join 15 international conventions including Geneva Conventions and other important human rights treaties. If granted, it provides ordinary Palestinians with essential legal protections against discrimination or abuses by their own government according to the UN. In global terms, it will also increase...
Police brutality in the U.S., its roots and some views from the Motherland
In Senegalese scholar Mahamadou Lamine Sagna's 2019 book, “Cornel West Matters: Politics, Violence, Racism and Religion in America,” he helps explain the building pressure in America and the world that reached a boiling point with the death of George Floyd in the hands of Minneapolis police. Dr. Sagna, who currently teaches at the American University of Nigeria and...
Fans jeer as players take a knee in English soccer match
LONDON—Fans attending an English second-tier match between host Millwall and Derby jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In video footage published on social media, booing was clearly heard from some fans in the stands containing Millwall supporters as both sets of players made the symbolic gesture after the referee blew the whistle...
UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp
UN agencies have stepped up efforts to help thousands of Rohingya refugees left without shelter after a devastating fire tore through a crowded refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh in mid-January. The fire erupted shortly after midnight on Jan. 14 (local time) in the Nayapara refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, gutting about 550 shelters and 150 shops. A community center is also said...
‘Stability of the region’ hangs on Myanmar, declares UN Special Envoy
UN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, warned on March 4 that the situation in the country challenges “the stability of the region” and could lead to a “real war.” Speaking at a virtual press conference, Ms. Burgener said the news out of Myanmar was shocking and, with the death of 38 people, marked the bloodiest day since the start of...
Covid-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’—WHO chief
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how Covid-19 first spread to humans was recently published, and was described by the UN health agency’s chief as a welcome start, but far from conclusive. “This report is a very important beginning, but it is not the end,” said WHO Director-General, Tedros...
Myanmar coup: ‘No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown on all fronts
One hundred days since the Myanmar military seized power, the “brutal” repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, said the UN rights office OHCHR. “The military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to consolidate their hold on power,” spokesperson Rupert Colville told journalists...
Peru’s foreign minister resigns after suggesting former rebel group had CIA support
Peru’s Foreign Minister Hector Bejar has resigned under pressure after footage emerged in which he suggests that the Peruvian navy and U.S. spy agency CIA were behind atrocities committed in the country decades ago. President Pedro Castillo, who appointed Bejar less than three weeks ago, accepted his resignation on Aug. 17. https://youtu.be/Yq-NndqLoV4 Mr. Bejar, who fought as a leftist guerrilla in the...
Iran: U.S. should lift sanctions to prove it wants talks
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s president said Oct. 18 the United States should lift the sanctions on his country to prove it is serious about restarting stalled nuclear talks in Vienna. In an interview with state TV, Ebrahim Raisi said Iran is after “goal-oriented” talks with the West and said Iran “never left” the negotiation table. “Lifting sanctions is an indication of seriousness of...