12th May can be called a ‘Black Day’ in China. Today, 16 years ago, a devastating earthquake struck the Sichuan province of China, killing around 70,000 people and displacing millions. Easily, it is one of the ‘worst tragedies’ to have hit the nation. The Sichuan earthquake of 2008 stands as a poignant reminder of the
‘Xi Jinping and his government in particular are bent on absolute control.’
The State Department said the U.S. had offered similar messages upon the deaths of other leaders such as Stalin and Chavez. The post U.S. Gives Condolences on Death of Iranian President Despite Alleged Human Rights Abuses first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical waysLate one night in November 2005, a small group of plain-clothed police officers pulled over a bus in western India. They escorted off a man named Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was joined on the side of the road by his wife, Kausar. Sheikh and Kausar were put into separate police cars and driven 600 miles away,...
State department also says not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations The US says it is “reasonable to assess” that the weapons it has provided to Israel have been used in ways that are “inconsistent” with international human rights law, but that there is not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations or warrant cutting the supply of arms.In a highly anticipated report to Congress, the state department said that the assurances...
A new report has found that worker rights – including the right to form a trade union and the right to bargain collectively – are among the least protected human rights globally.
Drivers are losing sight of the purpose of turning right after stop. The primary purpose is to stop and let pedestrians cross, and to yield to cars with the green light. It appears to me that many drivers are now thinking they automatically have the right of way to turn right after stopping, if they stop at all.
Protectionism in the form of tariffs is justified but the focus will be on whether Beijing retaliatesThe global economy is fragmenting and a new era of protectionism has dawned. Dreams by free marketeers of a frictionless world in which goods and services moved seamlessly from country to country are dead.That was the clear message from Joe Biden’s decision last week to target China with a range of new, much higher tariffs on electric vehicles and a range of other products crucial to sectors seen...
Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka produced a compelling Madrid Open final as the women's game shapes up well ahead of Roland Garros
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Human rights scholar Martha Minow addressed around 30,000 graduates and guests at NYU’s 191st commencement ceremony in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, after receiving an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the university. Minow, the former dean of Harvard Law School and holder of Harvard University’s highest professorship, delivered NYU’s commencement address on behalf of this This story Human rights scholar Martha Minow on civil rights, race and gender at commencement appeared first on Washington...