Social issues

Gustavo Petro’s victory in Sunday’s Colombian Presidential election, marking the first time Bogotá has elected a left-wing head of state, was not the only far-reaching geopolitical event to recently take place involving Latin America. A week prior to the former guerrilla fighter’s electoral success, President Nicolás Maduro

(Nairobi) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and hundreds of civilian homes scorched, and property looted, Human Rights Watch said today. The large-scale violence has been carried out particularly against civilians in Kerenik and Kulbus. It

The White House indicated Tuesday they are preparing for an economic recession, despite President Joe Biden’s assertion that it is “not inevitable.” When asked about a possible recession in the United States economy, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre praised the president for his economic agenda. “We see that

Americans should welcome many more migrants because the migrants’ children will be more successful than the Americans’ children, says the advocates for a new pro-migration, pro-amnesty political campaign. “No matter which country their parents came from, children of immigrants are more likely than the children of the U.S.-born

(Banjul) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, calls on the government of The Gambia to take concrete steps to bring former president Yahya Jammeh and his alleged accomplices to justice. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has tied

(Nairobi) – African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union’s Day of the African Child. The 2022 theme is “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children.” African governments should adopt stronger

Economic growth appears to have come to a standstill, a widely followed barometer of the economy showed Wednesday.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE While many still refuse to believe it, financial experts and insiders have long warned that a collapse of the U.S.