Human traffickers: The sinister cabal of human trafficking
by Raúl Antonio Capote, Granma Each year, between 14,500 and 17,000 people from some 59 countries are trafficked into the U.S.; however, experts in the...
Brazil initiates free trade deal with Palestine in show of support
Brazil has adopted a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) in a show of support for the Palestinian statehood. “The agreement is a...
African nations continue push for self-determination
Three African nations officially announced they are through with the pro-West regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The leaders of Burkina Faso,...
UN rights chief calls time out on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
At the UN Human Rights Council’s first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women’s rights, UN human rights chief Volker Türk told a...
The struggle to achieve sustainable development goals amid rising debt levels
The inability of Global South countries—which include the continent of Africa—to achieve sustainable development goals in the face of rising debt levels, requires financial...
Iran slams U.S. human rights violations 36 years after downing of passenger plane
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the United States’ serious and gross violations of human rights on the 36th anniversary of the downing of...
Kenya’s repressive tax policies, derived from IMF austerity programs, spark protests
Thousands poured into the streets in Kenya for a second time in less than a week as the country’s majority youth population engaged in...
Israel escalating abduction of Palestinian children: Rights group
The Palestinian Prisoners Society says Israeli forces have been expanding the abduction of Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank. In a statement released on...
‘Julian Assange is free’: WikiLeaks founder strikes plea deal with U.S.
by CommonDreams.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on June 24 reached a deal with the U.S. government, agreeing to plead guilty to one felony related to the disclosure...
Millions spent on war, but there is more inequality and poverty
by Raúl Antonio Capote A dangerous escalation of expenses that seems to have no end, endangers the existence of humanity. The U.S. military cost reached...