Rupert Colville, the spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.  Photo: Reuters

Geneva, May 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations human rights body has called for an independent investigation into the recent Israeli massacre of Palestinian protesters in Gaza Strip after the U.S. blocked the same bid at the Security Council. ... More


 Bolivian President Evo Morales reacts during a speech.  Photo: Reuters

La Paz, May 16 (RHC)-- As Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day or "Catastrophe Day" after a bloody protest which claimed the lives of over 60 Palestinian protesters against the U.S. relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... More


Catalan Parliament elects pro-independence candidate.  Photo: EFE

Barcelona, May 16 (RHC)-- The Catalan Parliament has elected a pro-independence Member of Parliament as president, seven months after Spain took direct control of Catalonia following its independence referendum.  ... More


 One thousand people arrested across U.S.   Photo: AP

Washington, May 16 (RHC)-- In the United States, as many as 1,000 people were arrested in civil disobedience protests in cities across the country during a national day of action for the new Poor People’s Campaign.  ... More


Student protesters against Israeli killings of Gaza protesters place Palestinian flag and scarf on a statute at their university Universidad de Chile in Santiag

Santiago de Chile, May 16 (RHC)-- In Chile, students of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities of the country’s largest public university, Universidad de Chile, have voted to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. ... More


Greek pensioners take to the streets with walking sticks over pension cuts.  Photo: Reuters

Athens, May 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of elderly Greeks defied the heat and protested on Tuesday over planned pension cuts they say will leave them living on the fringes of poverty. ... More


DPRK´s President Kim Jong-un

Seoul, May 16 (RHC) The People's Democratic Republic of Korea has called off the high-level talks with its southern neighbor that were due for Wednesday next week citing the joint military exercises underway between South Korea and the United States, reported Pyongyang’s official news agency KCNA.... More


Federica Mogherini and Bruno Rodriguez sign the cooperation agreement.

Brussels, May 16 (RHC)-- Cuba and the European Union (EU) signed a cooperation agreement to promote renewable energies in the Caribbean nation.... More


Havana, May 15 (RHC) – The Cuban government has voiced its strongest condemnation of the Israeli army's murderous action against defenseless Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.... More


Brussels, May 15 (RHC)-– The First Joint Council meeting between Cuba and the European Union is taking place May 15th in Brussels.

Brussels, May 15 (RHC)-– The First Joint Council meeting between Cuba and the European Union is taking place May 15th in Brussels. ... More


Palestinians protest U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.  Photo: Reuters

Gaza City, May 15 (RHC)-- The Israeli military killed at least 61 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 2,700 more for protesting Monday’s opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the Israeli occupation. ... More


US ambassador to Israel David Friedman listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem

London, May 15 (RHC)-- Both friends and foes of the United States have voiced criticism after Washington relocated its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying the controversial move would ignite tensions across the Middle East region. ... More


 Young Jewish activists protest U.S. embassy.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- In the United States, young Jewish demonstrators marched through the streets of Washington, D.C., to protest against the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the Israeli military’s massacre Monday. ... More


A sign reads "Jimmy Morales to court for the state crime against community leader Luis Arturo Marroquin," during a protest against the Guatemalan pres

Guatemala City, May 15 (RHC)-- Guatemalans are coming out to protest President Jimmy Morales, demanding his resignation and justice for social leaders that have been murdered or arrested in the past several months.... More


Ernesto Geisel, President of Brazil, hosts a State Dinner for Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter. March 29, 1978   Photo: U.S. National Archives and Records Admin

Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- A declassified memo from the U.S. Department of State has revealed that Brazilian dictator Ernesto Geisel ... More


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