Geneva, February 21 (RHC)-- According to two new studies published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American children's mental health crisis deteriorated during the pandemic.... More


United Nations, February 21 (RHC)-- The United Nations has denounced Israeli forced expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East al-Quds, slamming the move as a “violation of international law.”... More


London, February 21 (RHC)-- Over one in four women in the world have experienced domestic violence before they turn 50.  That’s according to a new study published by The Lancet medical journal, which compiled statistics on physical and sexual violence against women from the years 2000 to 2018. ... More


La Paz, February 21 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Minister of Justice, Ivan Lima reported over the weekend that the mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in his country confirmed the state of health of the de facto ex-president Jeanine Áñez.... More


United Nations, February 21 (RHC)-- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that around 220 Palestinian families are being threatened with expulsion from their homes and territory by Israeli occupiers.... More


Brasilia, February 21 (RHC)-- The fatalities in the city of Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, total 169 as a result of landslides caused by heavy rains registered last Tuesday, according to the new report of the Brazilian authorities, while three other states were also affected by the rainfall.... More


Mananjary, February 21 (RHC)-- At least 14 people were killed in Madagascar last week by tropical storm Dumako, the state disaster relief agency said, as the island braces for another cyclone due to hit tomorrow, Tuesday, the 22nd.... More


La Paz, February 20 (RHC)-- The 1st Anticorruption Sentencing Court of La Paz sentenced Palmiro Gonzalo Jarjury Rada, former commander general of the Bolivian Navy, and Jorge Gonzalo Terceros Lara, former commander general of the Air Force, to three years in prison for the crimes of Resolutions contrary to the Constitution and the Laws and Breach of Duties in degree of complicity.... More


La Paz, February 20 (RHC)-- The Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) will present a report on March 2nd before the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) that will demonstrate the transgressions committed by its Secretary General, Luis Almagro, in 2019, said the Bolivian ambassador to the OAS, Héctor Arce.... More


Pretoria, February 20 (RHC)-- South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has called for further downgrading of her country’s diplomatic relations with Israel, expressing hope for a “direct action” against the regime in Tel Aviv for its “well-documented apartheid practices.”... More


Lima, February 20 (RHC)-- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo affirmed over the weekend that he has no intention of shutting down the Congress, which is in the hands of the Peruvian opposition.... More


Washington, February 20 (RHC)-- U.S. truckers are reportedly planning their “Freedom Convoy” protests against what they refer to as “unlawful [COVID-19] mandates” after similar protests in Canada drew international support from anti-vaccine activists.... More


Tel Aviv, February 20 (RHC)-- Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak says he does not regret the killing of more than a dozen Palestinian citizens of the occupied territories during the beginning of the Second Intifada (uprising) in 2000.... More


Ottawa, February 20 (RHC)-- Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in a final push to clear the capital of trucks and demonstrators who occupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic restrictions.... More


London, February 20 (RHC)-- Storm Eunice in the United Kingdom has knocked one million households off the grid, leaving more than 200,000 British homes still without power, an official body says.... More


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