sex crime in south africa authorities charge seven migrants with gang rape

Sex crime in South Africa: Authorities charge seven migrants with gang rape

South Africa – Last month, a film crew was attacked while filming a music video in a mine near the town of Krugersdorp. The attacking gang raped the girls and stole equipment. Officials say they…

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Washington orchard violates foreign farmworkers’ rights

Washington – A federal inquiry determined that a central Washington orchard operator shirked its legal obligations, risked workers’ safety and health, and verbally harassed them. As a result, the operator is temporarily prohibited from employing…

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outcry over killing of african migrant in italy

Outcry over killing of African migrant in Italy

Italy – The murder of a Nigerian migrant in Civitanova Marche was caught on camera on Friday. The 32-year-old Italian who attacked the victim has been arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery. Video of…

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Access to Clean and Healthy Environment is the new human right: UN

UN – On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic resolution. With 161 votes in favor of the resolution and eights abstentions, Access to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment has been declared as…

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Workers with violated rights paid by California Labor Commissioner

California – The California Labor Commissioner Office has recently compensated 57 workers at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, CA who had their labor rights violated, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) said in a news…

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Myanmar Junta  Condemned For Executing Of Civilians Without Fair Trial

Myanmar – Atrocities of the junta rule in Myanmar is reaching heights as it went onto execute four activists fighting for democracy. This is in decades that such an inhuman act of violence has been…

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un court will hear rohingya genocide case

UN court will hear Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

Myanmar – On Friday, the judges at the United Nations’ highest court rejected the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar to a case alleging that the Southeast Asian country carried out targeted genocide against the Rohingya…

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Kenyan police officers held guilty of killing of human rights lawyer among three others

East Africa – Six years after the bodies of three including human rights lawyer, were found in a river, three police officers and one police informant have been found guilty of the killings by a…

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#WelcomeToCanada campaign’s first win: British Columbia ends jail immigration detention

Cambodia – In a historic and big win for #WelcomeToCanada campaign, Canadian province of British Colombia’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, announced today that the BC province will thereby terminate its…

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Migrant workers’ rights cannot be ignored: Indian SC

India – The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that migrant workers are extremely important to the development of the country and that their rights cannot be overlooked at any time. The court also asked the…

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