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The Hidden Truth: Child Labor – A Dark Stain on the US

The Hidden Truth: Child Labor – A Dark Stain on the US

Imagine a dark workshop with 14-year-olds working. In Asia, Africa, or Latin America? It's happening in the world's largest and most advanced economy, the US. Washington's Economic Policy Institute reported shocking child labor statistics. According

FGM-Female Genital Mutilation: A Serious Human Rights Violation

FGM-Female Genital Mutilation: A Serious Human Rights Violation

Ulla Mueller, the UNFPA's country representative in Nigeria, has called for an end to female genital cutting (FGM), describing it as a violation of human rights. She told reporters in Abuja on Sunday that many

China Outraged’ With U.S Human Rights Top Official Meeting Exiled Dalai Lama

China Outraged’ With U.S Human Rights Top Official Meeting Exiled Dalai Lama

China has strongly objected to the meeting of United States top official on human rights Uzra Zeya with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in New Delhi, India. Taking offense at Sunday's meeting, Beijing

Rights Group Demands Probe Into The Killing Of Human Rights Activist In Bangladesh

Rights Group Demands Probe Into The Killing Of Human Rights Activist In Bangladesh

Last month, a brutal incident took place in Bangladesh. Shahidul Islam, who advocated for human rights and workers’ rights throughout his career, was murdered by a group of men at the Prince Jacquard Sweaters factory

Silent Suffering: The Plight of Afghan Women

Silent Suffering: The Plight of Afghan Women

The Taliban have taken another great step towards erasing women from public life by closing thousands of beauty salons across Afghanistan. Here are some other restrictions Afghan women face. According to Taliban decrees, thousands of

Chinese Mining Companies Accused of Human Rights Violations and Environmental Abuses: Report

Chinese Mining Companies Accused of Human Rights Violations and Environmental Abuses: Report

The Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC) found that Chinese mining companies in resource-rich host countries, in Africa, Latin America and Asia, are involved in human rights violations. In its latest report, the London-based

Ghana Legislators Still Pushing Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Ghana Legislators Still Pushing Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Ghanaian lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would stiffen the penalties for those who support LGBTQ rights in the nation despite widespread international condemnation of laws that would sentence LGBTQ people to prison time. A

Closure of Rasan Makes LGBT+ Community More Vulnerable in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Closure of Rasan Makes LGBT+ Community More Vulnerable in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

The LGBT+ community in the Iraqi Kurdistan region is feeling more vulnerable than ever with the closure of Rasa Organization ordered by a court on May 31, 2023. It was the only human rights organization

Black Skin or Africans Cannot Breathe Here: Tunisia Crisis

Black Skin or Africans Cannot Breathe Here: Tunisia Crisis

The North African nation of Tunisia is bordered by Algeria, Libya, and the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the democratic victories of the Jasmine Revolution, which resulted in the overthrow of longtime leader Zine El Abidine Ben

Russian lawyer and Journalist Brutally Attacked in Chechnya

Russian lawyer and Journalist Brutally Attacked in Chechnya

In the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Russian region of Chechnya, armed masked men attacked and severely hurt a prominent female journalist and a lawyer, according to the journalist, her employer, and rights