More than 2,500 refugees dead, missing crossing the Mediterranean in 2023
More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing this year making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe in...
India expels 41 Canadian diplomats amid ongoing Ottawa-Delhi row
India has ordered Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats from the country, ramping up a confrontation over accusations of New Delhi’s involvement...
How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first-ever anti-hate strategy
For Faustina Torres, from the Bribri indigenous community in Costa Rica, feeling invisible to others is a stinging form of discrimination she has fought...
New Zealand’s ruling Labor Party commits to recognizing state of Palestine
New Zealand’s ruling Labor Party has joined the growing weight of global opinion that recognizing Palestinian statehood is a prerequisite to a just solution. The...
First Nations premier to lead a Canadian province after historic election win in Manitoba
WINNIPEG, Manitoba—The Canadian province of Manitoba has elected the first, First Nations premier of a province in Canada. Manitobans elected an NDP government led by...
UN reports says West Bank settler violence has displaced over 1,100 Palestinians since 2022
JERUSALEM—Violence from Israeli settlers has displaced over 1,100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2022, according to a UN report released in September,...
IMF austerity measures are ‘undermining rights’ around the world
by Olivia Rosane The International Monetary Fund continues to impose austerity measures that threaten human rights. That’s the conclusion of a Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
Muslims targeted every day in hate speech ‘gatherings’ in India: Report
More than 250 gatherings targeting Muslims were held across 17 Indian states over the first half of the current year, according to a report...
UK’s cost-of-living crisis, high prices to cause thousands of premature deaths: Study
A new study has shown that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis that mainly results from the government’s economic policy is set to cause premature deaths among...
Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding schools in China’s Xinjiang region carry the risk of...