Mexicans hope uncovered mass grave sheds light on missing relatives
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters The families of many Mexicans who have been missing for years are looking for answers in the discovery of piles of clothes, shoes and skeletal remains at a ranch in western Mexico that may have been a base to burn bodies and bury the remains. Civilian activists searching for missing loved […]
Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty. Despite Taiwan’s reputation as Asia’s most liberal democracy, the death penalty remains broadly popular according to opinion […]
Saudi Arabia’s human rights record under fire after World Cup bid win
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Reuters Rights organisations strongly criticised FIFA on Wednesday after world soccer’s ruling body officially awarded the 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Hosting the global showpiece tournament is the pinnacle of Saudi Arabia’s massive push into sports and entertainment over recent years as it seeks to improve its international image. A […]
Essay: Bhopal – after 40 years, ongoing effects of world’s worst industrial disaster show environmental racism is alive and well
M SUDHIT SELVARAJ, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the 40 year fight for justice for survivors of the 1984 disaster in central India…
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Cairo, Egypt/Gaza Reuters The Israeli military killed at least 39 Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight, medics said on Thursday, including at least 20 in an attack that set ablaze tents sheltering displaced families in a crowded camp. Residents carried a body wrapped in carpets out of the charred wreckage of the makeshift […]
Amnesty report says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Updated: 7am, 6th December, 2024 (AEDT) The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Amnesty International accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report published on Thursday, an allegation Israel angrily denied. The London-based human rights group said it reached the conclusion after months of analysing incidents and statements […]
‘Hong Kong 47’: Reaction to jailings of democrats in landmark national security trial
Updated: 10:45pm (AEDT) Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 leading democrats to jail terms of up to 10 years in what critics say is a major blow to the financial hub’s rule of law. The following are comments on this landmark ruling: Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN Human […]
FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid due to human rights issues, says Amnesty
Reuters FIFA must halt the process to pick Saudi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before the vote next month, Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) have said. Soccer’s world governing body awarded the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal in […]
Essay: Haiti’s gangs turn to starving children to bolster their ranks
AMALENDU MISRA looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at reports Haiti’s armed gangs are enlisting hundreds of children…
Japanese man acquitted of 1966 murders after 45 years on death row
Tokyo, Japan Reuters A Japanese man said to have spent the world’s longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family’s search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago. Iwao Hakamada, 88, leaves home for his daily stroll in Hamamatsu, […]