Could US port strike be the ‘October surprise’ that trips up Kamala Harris? | Labour Rights
Politics watchers in the United States have long spoken about the “October surprise” that has the potential to upend the presidential race in the final…
‘Trans and non-binary rights need everyone working together’
Can you briefly expand on how non-binary people are impacted? For non-binary people, especially, there’s still no recognition for their identity. If you don’t recognise…
Starving Gaza | Child Rights
A Palestinian doctor tries to save severely malnourished children amid Israel’s US-backed illegal siege on Gaza.Ahmed Nasser is one of a handful of doctors in…
The Indigenous ‘watchmen’ safeguarding Peru’s isolated tribes | Indigenous Rights
Balta, Peru – On an overcast afternoon in April, Nolasco Torres and Freddy Capitan navigate their canoe along a jungle-veiled ravine. Along the route, they…
Key to Korean unification is human rights, say policy experts, activists
1 of 2 | Participants of the International Forum on One Korea in Seoul on Friday pose for a photo during the conference's opening ceremony.…
Why medical support for safe abortion is growing in a post-Roe world | Women’s Rights
In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned its own decision from 1973 in the landmark Roe v Wade case, which until then protected…
‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws | Women’s Rights News
Kampala, Uganda – At exactly 3:21pm on August 25, Moses Odongo received a call informing him that his 14-year-old cousin Christine had died attempting to…
Small Mississippi town, police force deprive citizens of rights, Justice Department says
Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The small town of Lexington, Miss., and its police department deprive people of their constitutional rights, discriminate against Black people, engage…
What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema? | Human Rights News
A spate of allegations of sexual misconduct has rocked the film industry in India’s southern state of Kerala, triggering a flood of police cases and…
Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows
1 of 4 | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates his controversial election win, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 29. A new report Tuesday says…
Georgia’s parliament approves law curbing LGBTQ rights | LGBTQ News
‘Family values’ bill is adopted despite being denounced by the president, rights groups and the European Union.Georgian politicians have approved the third and final reading…
Israel will become a ‘pariah’ over Gaza ‘genocide’, UN rights experts say | Israel-Palestine conflict News
United Nations rights rapporteurs also slammed the ‘double standards’ of countries that support Israel’s devastating war on Gaza.United Nations human rights experts have warned that…
Boeing freezes hires, weighs furloughs to cut costs in labour strike | Labour Rights News
Boeing is freezing hiring and is weighing temporary furloughs in the coming weeks to manage costs as a strike by more than 30,000 Boeing workers…
Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses | Conflict News
Fujimori’s funeral draws well-wishers as well as detractors as debate over his legacy continues to roil the country.Peru is holding a state funeral for former…
Ratings agencies warn of downgrade if Boeing strike prolonged | Labour Rights News
Boeing’s management will likely need to access new sources of liquidity in the event of a prolonged strike.Fitch Ratings and Moody’s have joined S&P Global…
Boeing workers vote overwhelmingly to strike, halting aircraft production | Labour Rights
Union members vote to walk off the job at factories in Seattle and Portland in latest blow to aircraft giant.Boeing’s roughly 33,000 factory workers on…
Boeing workers ‘ready to go on strike’ if demands unmet | Workers’ Rights News
Boeing’s United States West Coast factory workers stood in long lines to vote on Thursday on a much-criticised new contract, some loudly calling for a…
Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru jailed for rights abuses, dies at 86 | Politics News
Polarising Latin American leader had been released from prison in December on humanitarian grounds.Alberto Fujimori, the polarising former leader of Peru who was credited with…
US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns | Weapons News
Biden administration approves $1.3bn in military aid for Egypt, despite reports that rights abuses remain widespread.The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said…
Painting from prison: Egypt’s iconic activist, Inji Efflatoun | Women’s Rights
Inji Efflatoun – artist, feminist and communist in mid-20th-century Egypt, was jailed for her political activism.An artist, communist, feminist and a champion of the poorest…