Border Chief Alejandro Mayorkas Says He Is 'Aligned' with Pro-Migrant Advocates
The nation’s pro-migration border chief says his policies match the pro-migrant goals of immigrants, not the goals set by Congress or the goals preferred by citizens.
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Nano-swarm robots developed by scientists at the Hong Kong University
Led by Associate Professor Li Zhang, a team of scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong designed and implemented a strategy of using oscillating magnetic fields to create highly reconfigurable ribbon-like swarms of nano-robots
What Is The “Council For Inclusive Capitalism?”
The idea that there is an agenda for global government among the financial and political elites of the world has long been called a “conspiracy theory” within the mainstream and the establishment media.
And sadly, even when you can convince people to look at and accept the evidence that banking
Nicaragua: Government Dismantles Civil Society
(Washington, DC) – Nicaraguan authorities have closed hundreds of nongovernmental organizations, applying highly restrictive legislation that undermines freedom of association and freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments, especially from Latin America, should condemn this systematic dismantling of civil society groups, which play a critical role in a
El Salvador: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights
(New York) – Transgender people in El Salvador experience significant discrimination in daily life because there is no procedure for legal gender recognition, Human Rights Watch and COMCAVIS TRANS said in a report released today.
The Legislative Assembly should comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling and create a simple, efficient
A Day to Reflect on International Criminal Justice
July 17 marks International Criminal Justice Day, the anniversary of the adoption of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) founding treaty.
Academic: Polls Show Immigration Is a Loser for Democrats
Immigration is a political winner for the GOP because more Republicans care about it more strongly than do Democrats, says an academic who has made a career studying manipulated polls.
Support Justice for Serious Crimes Globally
(New York) – Countries should take concrete steps to demonstrate that justice for serious crimes matters, regardless of where abuses are committed and by whom, Human Rights Watch said today.
Biden Should Not Renew Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
President Biden is set to land in Saudi Arabia later this week to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid disturbing media reports that, if true, signal a policy reversal that could lead to fresh rights violations in Yemen. On July 11, Reuters reported that the Biden administration is
IMF Warns of 'Darkening Economic Outlook' in Call for Tighter Controls
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a paper Wednesday that warned of dark, troubled economic times ahead when the world can expect to have less of everything except “social instability.” It cautioned tighter government controls in a host of day-to-day areas will be needed including elevated taxation rates, trade restrictions,
Russia: Forcible Disappearances of Ukrainian Civilians
(Berlin, July 14, 2022) – Russian forces in Ukraine have forcibly disappeared civilians and illegally transferred them to Russia, Human Rights Watch said today.
Goldman Sachs Teams Up with Google's 'Director of Regime Change' to Influence Global Politics
Jared Cohen, a former Google executive nicknamed the “director of regime change” by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, hired to advance the notoriously powerful investment bank’s policy goals around the world
The Kremlin's repressive decade
Ten years ago, I had the honour of speaking at news conference in Moscow with several of Russia's venerated human rights defenders.
Vetting in ICC Elections, Quo Vadis?
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requires that the judges, prosecutor and deputy prosecutors, and the registrar of the Court “shall be chosen from among persons of high moral character,” in addition to the qualifications and experience necessary for each role. However, over the past two years,
Joe Biden's Deputies to Enable Abortions for Migrants Raped on Way to Texas
Present Joe Biden’s border officials have decided they will transport detained migrants who want abortions to U.S.states that allow abortions, according to the Wall Street Journal.