Geneva, March 20 (RHC)-- More than 550 international human rights organizations have jointly called upon the UN Human Rights Council to recognize and denounce the Israeli regime’s racist policies against the entire Palestinian population, which include home demolitions and violation of the right of Palestinians to self-determination.... More
Ramallah, March 20 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man during another round of anti-settlement protests in the occupied West Bank. According to a statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry, the deadly incident occurred on Friday when Israeli soldiers opened live fire on the Palestinians who were holding a protest rally in the village of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus City.... More
La Paz, March 20 (RHC)-- Bolivia's presidential spokesman, Jorge Richter, said Friday that the investigation and clarification of the violent events that took place in 2019 is a debt owed by the State to the victims.... More
Bogota, March 20 (RHC)-- Human rights organizations in Colombia demanded this Friday an end to the murders of social leaders in the country at the hands of paramilitary armed groups in a trend that, they denounce, is on the rise in this year 2021.... More
Montevideo, March 20 (RHC)-- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reported on its Twitter account about the public hearing held with women imprisoned by the Uruguayan dictatorship, denouncing sexual torture during the repressive military rule.... More
Sanaa, March 20 (RHC)-- Humanitarian activists have held an event in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, where the representatives of international organizations called on the international community to help end the suffering of the patients in the conflict-ridden country. ... More
London, March 19 (RHC)-- The post-Brexit war between the UK and the EU over COVID-19 vaccines is taking its toll. Emotionally charged accusations and clarifications have been exchanged between Britain and Brussels over the past few weeks, as the EU ushers in a third wave of the virus. The bloc blames its sluggish vaccine rollout on lack of supply, casting doubt on whether export contracts will be honored.... More
Dallas, March 19 (RHC)-- More than 14,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in the custody of U.S. officials. Most are being detained at facilities run by the Department of Health and Human Services, and some 4,500 children are still in the custody of Customs and Border Protection.... More
Washington, March 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives passed two immigration bills that would establish a pathway to citizenship or legal residency for undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children, some immigrants with temporary protected status, as well as undocumented farmworkers... More
Berlin, March 19 (RHC)-- About a dozen nations, including Germany, France, Italy and Spain, have resumed use of Oxford’s AstraZeneca vaccine, after Europe’s top regulator declared the shots safe and effective. ... More
Gaza City, March 19 (RHC)-- Palestinian refugees in the blockaded Gaza Strip have demonstrated in front UNRWA aid office against cuts to vital services and assistance by the United Nations agency.... More
United Nations, March 18 (RHC)-- The United Nations has raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2021 as governments step up COVID-19 vaccination programs and keep fiscal and monetary stimulus measures in place following the loss of more than a quarter of a billion jobs due to the pandemic.... More
United Nations, March 19 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that hatred and discrimination against Muslims has risen to "epidemic proportions," calling for further collective efforts to promote social cohesion and religious tolerance.... More
Caracas, March 19 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Thursday that 3 million 500,000 homes have been delivered in the country as part of the Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela, a program created by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2010. ... More
Quito, March 19 (RHC)-- Former Latin American presidents have rejected the interference shown by Colombia's attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, in Ecuador's elections, and to the detriment of presidential candidate Andres Arauz, winner of the first round of elections.... More
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