Is ‘No tax on tips’ a distraction from the fight to end sub-minimum wages? Trump and Harris have vowed to ban taxes on tips. Critics say it’s not a solution for service workers’ unlivable wages The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2024
Palestinian medics taken from Gaza, tortured while detained: Report Human Rights Watch reports testimony from Gaza medics held in Israeli prisons. Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2024
Dozens of media associations call on EU to suspend treaty with Israel Some 60 media and rights organisations on Monday urged the European Union to suspend a co-operation accord with Israel and impose sanctions, accusing it of "massacring journalists" in Gaza. Radio France Internationale · Aug 26, 2024
Ron DeSantis banned lessons on racism in Florida public schools. ‘Freedom schools’ fill the gaps Extracurricular classes teach ‘the majesty and value of Black history’ from the origins of Africa to Jim Crow policies The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2024
UN cybercrime convention inadequate, says Human Rights Watch UN treaty falls short when protecting digital freedoms, tech firms and activists say. TechRadar · Aug 22, 2024
Australia and Indonesia to deepen military ties after striking ‘historic’ security pact Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto announce conclusion of treaty negotiations but reporters weren’t able to ask questions about new deal The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2024
Coalition senators split in voting on Ralph Babet motion on abortion – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024
Somalia takes historic step towards universal suffrage after 55 years Somalia's cabinet approved a bill that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, ending a process of indirect voting. Radio France Internationale · Aug 18, 2024
Volunteers leave water at border for migrants as 90 have died in Arizona desert so far this year Thousands have died and gone missing at border in last three decades The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander guilty of war crimes? Kwoyelo is the first member of the Lord’s Resistance Army militia group to face trial in Uganda. Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024
Human Rights Watch Report: Israeli Soldiers Kill Civilians In Gaza Recent reports highlight Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and Saudi Arabia's condemnation of Hamas leader's killing in Iran, raising regional tensions. Top News · Aug 8, 2024
Chad Military Accused Of Deaths In Prison Custody Human Rights Watch reports deaths and mistreatment of detainees in Chad's Koro Toro prison following protests. Chad's political landscape faces scrutiny ov... Top News · Aug 6, 2024
Chad's military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were arrested after protests in October 2022 The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024 Miss South Africa finalist faces xenophobic abuse over Nigerian heritage Human Rights Watch says anti-immigrant rhetoric soared in South Africa ahead of this year’s election
France 24 · Jul 31, 2024 Guinea court sentences ex-dictator Camara to 20 years over 2009 stadium massacre More than a decade after the brutal 2009 massacre and mass rapes of demonstrators at a Conakry football stadium shocked the world, a Guinean court on Wednesday sentenced former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in jail for crimes against humanity.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 31, 2024 Tanzania's Maasai relocation scheme slammed in new HRW report A Human Rights Watch report says Tanzania is forcibly evicting tens of thousands of Maasai from their ancestral lands, claiming that government rangers beat some members of the community with impunity.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 31, 2024 Cameroon releases activist arrested over TikTok posts, lawyer says Cameroon on Wednesday provisionally released an activist imprisoned after he posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, his lawyer said.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 31, 2024 WED PM - Cameroon arrests activist over TikTok posts, says HRW Cameroon has imprisoned an activist who posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024 Rich countries are paying poorer ones to manage their refugee crises: 3 reasons this is dangerous In recent years, western nations have been sending asylum seekers who arrive at their borders to other countries. This is a practice known as offshoring. The UK has become the recent poster country of this practice.
Top News · Jul 29, 2024 Human Rights Watch Accuses Sudan Paramilitary Of Sexual Violence Human Rights Watch accuses Sudan's paramilitary group of sexual violence against women, urging UN intervention in the conflict.
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024 Paramilitaries gang rape girls as young as nine in Sudan, report warns Human rights organisation accuses paramilitary group of perpetrating sexual violence against women and girls in war-torn country
Radio France Internationale · Jul 26, 2024 Human rights in Niger 'in free fall' a year after coup, rights groups say Military authorities in Niger have committed numerous human rights violations a year after seizing power in a coup, according to a report published Thursday by three international NGOs.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024 Labour must drop challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant, says human rights chief Yasmine Ahmed of Human Rights Watch says the UK should not challenge the international criminal court’s right to seek justice for alleged war crimes
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2024 The ICJ has demolished Israel’s claims that it is not occupying Palestinian territories The Israeli government has long stressed that there was no Palestine whose land it could occupy and that the territories are ‘disputed’. The court has rejected this