Caruzo -- How China, Green Policies, and Democratic Socialism Destroyed Sri Lanka
The collapse of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has no brakes.
Francis Angevine
El Salvador: Sweeping New Laws Endanger Rights
(New York) – Sweeping legal amendments passed by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly in response to gang violence violate basic due process guarantees and children’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 30 and April 5, 2022, the Legislative Assembly approved a series of gang-related measures proposed by President
Submission to the Committee Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Punishment Ahead of the Review of the Republic of Iraq
We write in advance of the 73rd session of the Committee’s review of the Republic of Iraq’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Punishment (henceforth referred to as the Convention Against Torture), which Iraq ratified in June 2011. To date, Iraq has
Maine Governor Urges Electric Vehicles as Solution to High Gas Prices
Maine Gov.Janet Mills (D) offered electric vehicles as a solution to Mainers’ increased energy costs during a recent discussion with a Northeastern University technology center in Portland.
Mexico Bill Would Further Endanger Disability Rights
For the second time in less than six months, a prominent member of the majority party in the Mexican Senate has introduced a bill to amend the country’s civil law framework with provisions that would further restrict the rights of people with disabilities. This proposed bill would amend the
Big Brother Is Watching: Amazon Worker Chat App to Ban Naughty Words Like 'Union,' 'Restrooms,' 'Pay Raise'
An automatic word monitor in a new Amazon worker chat app will ban a variety of words and phrases, such as “union,” “fairness,” “pay raise,” “slave labor,” and “master,” among other terms, according to internal documents obtained by the Intercept. Amazon will block and flag employee posts on an internal
Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers
(Nairobi) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of them suspected Islamist fighters, in the central Malian town of Moura in late March 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.
The men were among those detained during a military operation that began
This Vegetable Stalks Disease and Tumors Like a Guard Dog
STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 23, 2019, and has been updated with new information.
Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas
(Warsaw) – Human Rights Watch has documented several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations against civilians in occupied areas of the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine.
These include a case of repeated rape; two cases of summary execution, one of six men, the other of one man;
Kyrgyzstan: Spate of Criminal Cases Against Journalists
(Bishkek) – Kyrgyzstan authorities have stepped up the harassment of journalists and independent media with a slew of criminal investigations into their work in recent months, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 29, 2022, following a motion by the Prosecutor General’s Office, a Bishkek district court found that a
China: Free Uyghur Scholar’s Students
(New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release all remaining imprisoned students of the Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, Human Rights Watch said today.
Kamala Harris Delivers Word Salad to Jamaican Prime Minister on Pandemic Recovery
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech alongside Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday in which she struggled to convey that the United States would be providing economic assistance to the island nation, confusedly saying, “One of the issues ... that is economic in the way of its impact has
Canada Should Mark Ramadan by Helping Bring Home Unlawfully Detained Muslims
April marks the beginning of Ramadan for Muslims worldwide, a month of fasting, patience, and compassion that many here in Canada will mark surrounded by friends and family.
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Breitbart Business Digest: Democrats Wants to Probe the Mystery of High Gas Prices
The left seems to have developed a communication problem.