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Evernote Layoff & Operations in Europe

Evernote Layoff & Operations in Europe

The well-known note-taking app Evernote recently announced important changes to its operations, including a significant reduction in staff and a move towards a more targeted business strategy. The business has been working to reshape its

Chicago: Multiple officers being probed for alleged sexual interactions with migrants

Chicago: Multiple officers being probed for alleged sexual interactions with migrants

Both COPA and Internal Affairs are investigating serious allegations of multiple Chicago police officers having sexual interactions with female migrants, sources said. The accusations concern the 10th District police station in North Lawndale. One of

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

Dutch Government Resigns After Failing To Agree On Asylum Measures

Dutch Government Resigns After Failing To Agree On Asylum Measures

The country will have a general election later this year because Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who had been in office the longest, quit. Rutte and his government will stay in power as caretakers until a

US: Monogram Foods Fined for Child Labor

US: Monogram Foods Fined for Child Labor

The meat company Monogram Foods, based in the US, was fined more than $30,000 for violating Minnesota's laws against child labor at one of its plants. The infraction happened at Monogram Meat Snacks, a division

Families of migrants missing in boat disaster urge Greece to recover bodies from sunken vessel

Families of migrants missing in boat disaster urge Greece to recover bodies from sunken vessel

Hundreds of migrants from Egypt, Syria and Pakistan are presumed dead after their overcrowded fishing boat sank off the coast of Greece in international waters on June 14. While a total of 104 men were

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

Under German Residence Law, Over 50,000 Migrants Applied

Under German Residence Law, Over 50,000 Migrants Applied

Positive results have already been seen from a German law that makes it simpler for immigrants with temporary visas to apply for residency.  Since the Opportunity Residence Act went into effect just over six months

Tesla starts to lay off workers at China factory

Tesla starts to lay off workers at China factory

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