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Improved rights for migrant workers in the Middle East | SDC
There are many further steps to be taken, not least to ensure that workers can count on the justice system if their rights are not respected.
Read More »US moves to ban imports tied to forced Uighur labor in China’s Xinjiang region | ICIJ
U.S. lawmakers stepped up their efforts to stop China’s human rights violations against Uighurs after reports emerged documenting forced labor
Read More »Bailout People NOT the Pentagon | CODEPINK
After approving a $741 billion Pentagon budget, Congress is considering handing the Pentagon an estimated $30 billion in EXTRA funding in the next COVID relief bill, including $24 billion which will go directly to the arms industry. Sign on to our petition to tell Congress: Bailout people NOT the Pentagon and weapons manufacturers! Visit: Bailout People NOT the Pentagon | ...
Read More »U.N. expert says some are ‘starving’ in North Korea | Reuters
More than 10 million people, or 40% of the population, need humanitarian aid, she said. The WFP hopes to reach 1.2 million people there with food rations this year.
Read More »Philippines: Reduce Crowded Jails to Stop COVID-19 | Human Rights Watch
Release Low-Level Offenders; Prioritize Older and Ill Prisoners
Read More »Syria’s Detainees Left Even More Vulnerable to Coronavirus | HRW
“If you took pictures of the detainees now, you would see people who looked like those that are in the Caesar photographs, only they would be alive … The ones who died are the lucky ones.” ~ former detainee
Read More »Questions and Answers on the New US Landmine Policy | Human Rights Watch
Want to get a better handle on Trump's new landmine policy and why it's such a horrific step backward? Human Rights Watch has got you covered with this great Q&A!
Read More »Countries are killing the Internet in times of crisis. It’s a dangerous move. | The Washington Post
Wherever they are ordered, and whether they are measures to fight 'fake news' and hate speech: internet shutdowns violate human rights, put people in danger, and harm the economy. - The 2018 #KeepItOn Report Access Now
Read More »Muzzling Free Speech in Israel: HRW Daily Brief
Israel’s efforts to deport Human Rights Watch country director Omar Shakir is an attempt to muzzle free speech and criticism. Why should you care?
Read More »Sen. Blumenthal Calls for Investigation into Solitary Confinement | ICIJ
The immigration agency’s use of solitary confinement is “inhumane” and “un-American.” Blumenthal said the investigation should shock everyone’s conscience.
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