Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is calling on the United States to launch an independent investigation into her killing. ... More
Geneva, July 28 (RHC)-- A report by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says Colombia's next government must prioritize bringing down illegal armed groups and criminal gangs.... More
Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- The Washington Post is reporting the Justice Department is investigating former President Trump as part of its criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. ... More
Medan, July 28 (RHC)-- A group of Indonesian villagers who are suing ExxonMobil for alleged human rights abuses will get their day in court after a judge ruled that their case can go to trial following more than two decades in legal limbo.... More
Algiers, July 27 (HRC)-- French President Emmanuel Macron has gone on a charm offensive in Africa, amid new questions about France's involvement in the so-called "war on terror" and its brutal colonial past in the continent.... More
Luxembourg, July 27 (RHC)-- A top European Union court has upheld a broadcast ban imposed on state-owned channel Russia Today (RT) as part of the bloc’s sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.... More
Rome, July 27 (RHC)-- According to the World Food Program (WFP), the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine crisis and climate change have led to increased food insecurity in Latin America.... More
Quito, July 27 (RHC)-- The Colombian Ombudsman's Office has denounced the murder of two Ecuadorian Indigenous people in the village of Carrizal, Remedios municipality, located in the department of Antioquia. "We sympathize with their families and will coordinate special attention through our Delegate of Ethnic Groups," the entity expressed on its Twitter account.... More
Washington, July 27 (RHC)-- The United States has only a slim chance of avoiding an economic downturn given the many risks it faces, the IMF said on Tuesday. "It's a very narrow path," IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said. ... More
Indianapolis, July 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of people rallied outside and inside the Indiana Statehouse as lawmakers began a special session to debate a Republican bill that would ban nearly all abortions. Indiana is the first U.S. state to hold a special session to consider abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month. ... More
San Francisco, July 27 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, at least 3,000 people have been forced to evacuate the fast-moving Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park. As of this morning, the fire had burned nearly 17,000 acres and was just 10% contained. Smoke from the massive blaze triggered air quality alerts in the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of the region.... More
Caracas, July 27 (RHC)-- In Caracas, the Venezuelan Finance Observatory (OVF) confirmed that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 12.3 percent during the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, when it contracted 28 percent.... More
Mexico City, July 27 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated Wednesday that Cuban doctors hired by his government will receive the same treatment as nationals, including the issue of their protection and security.... More
Lima, July 27 (RHC)-- In Peru, during an interview with a radio station earlier this week, the National Health Institute Director Victor Suarez confirmed that Peru is experiencing "community transmission" of the Monkeypox virus, with 203 cases detected so far.... More
Bogota, July 27 (RHC)-- Indigenous communities of Colombia on Wednesday are holding the Summit of Indigenous Peoples to strengthen the path of unity and autonomy of these populations.... More
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