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Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human trafficking
RIO DE JANEIRO/SHANGHAI - Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD...
Dec 28, 20243 min read


Ugandan security forces detain dozens of young protesters, says rights group
KAMPALA - Ugandan security forces detained dozens of young people on Tuesday, a rights group said, as they took part in a banned protest...
Jul 24, 20242 min read


UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the...
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Top British judge hears Hong Kong protest case amid foreign judges row
HONG KONG -A senior British judge on Monday heard a protest-related case in Hong Kong involving seven high profile democrats, adding to...
Jun 24, 20242 min read


Explainer-Why has a visit by U.S. lawmakers to India upset China?
NEW DELHI - A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday in India's northern town...
Jun 19, 20242 min read


Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
NAIROBI - Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour,...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Amnesty International says Nigerian army detains girls who escape from Boko Haram
ABUJA - Amnesty International on Monday accused the Nigerian army of illegally detaining girls and young women who have escaped from...
Jun 11, 20242 min read


Explainer-How does Italy's migration deal with Albania work?
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Albania on Wednesday, where her government plans to build reception camps to house...
Jun 8, 20243 min read


Act of faith: Kenya enlists evangelical pastors to guide Haiti mission
NAIROBI - In the months leading up to Kenya's deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto has consulted political...
Jun 6, 20245 min read


Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'
TUNIS - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and...
May 19, 20242 min read


Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting
GENEVA - Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing...
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Olympics-Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has become the first national Olympic committee to join the Swiss-based Centre for Sport and Human...
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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