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Nations Urge UN Security Council For Arms Embargo In Myanmar

Nations Urge UN Security Council For Arms Embargo In Myanmar

The situation in Myanmar has gone to levels where an arms embargo might be put into place by the United Nations Security Council. This has been a strong-worded request put forward by 137 nongovernmental groups

US Embassy announces US support to PFTAC

US Embassy announces US support to PFTAC

US Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu In Charge d’Affaires Tony Greubel made an announcement on February 23 that the USA is making a contribution of US$2 million (FJ$4.07 million) to the Pacific

United Kingdom seeks a new UN resolution for Sri Lanka human rights abuse

United Kingdom seeks a new UN resolution for Sri Lanka human rights abuse

Sri Lanka is going to face another UN resolution urging it to hold human rights victimizers responsible and bring justice to the sufferers of its 26 year-long civil war. UK and others have distributed a

Why Dr. Iweala As WTO Head Is Good News

Why Dr. Iweala As WTO Head Is Good News

As Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first African woman to hold a top position in the World Trade Organisation, she already knows that her priority would be labor rights and fair representation of environmental issues.

US jobs remained unfilled despite cuts in foreign skilled workers in 2020, WSJ reports

US jobs remained unfilled despite cuts in foreign skilled workers in 2020, WSJ reports

As per the new report published in Wall Street Journal, despite the rate of unemployment in 2020, organizations couldn't fill occupations left open because of the coronavirus pandemic and the Trump team imposing a ban

Saudi HRC starts programs to promote human rights in Kingdom

Saudi HRC starts programs to promote human rights in Kingdom

Saudi HRC has partnered with Alwaleed Philanthropies to launch human rights programs in Kingdom The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) Sunday launched a series of training programmes with the aim of protecting and promoting human

Singapore Ready To Receive Migrant Workers With Open Arms

Singapore Ready To Receive Migrant Workers With Open Arms

Singapore admits that it needs a regular inflow of migrant workers for its industrial sectors to keep thriving. In a parliamentary meeting, Senior Minister of Health, Dr. Koh Poh Koon has informed the top officials

British court rules in favor of Uber drivers calling them for ‘employee benefits’

British court rules in favor of Uber drivers calling them for ‘employee benefits’

Uber has suffered a major blow as United Kingdom’s Supreme Court made a ruling on Friday in favor of drivers who must be classified as ‘workers’ and entitled to employee benefits like vacations and minimum

UN Report: Malaysia Planning to Deport Asylum-Seekers to Myanmar

UN Report: Malaysia Planning to Deport Asylum-Seekers to Myanmar

On Friday, the UN expressed that Malaysia ought not to arrange to extradite Myanmar refugees following Reuter's report that it was planning to send 1,200 Myanmar nationals back home. On Feb 11 Malaysia's director-general of

Human rights catastrophe in Xinjiang detention centers: victims share gang rape experiences

Human rights catastrophe in Xinjiang detention centers: victims share gang rape experiences

In a new development, a former teacher who was called in to teach at detention centres in Xinjiang has shared horrific encounters of human rights abuses to extreme that have brought the Chinese province at