China April 28, 2020 Who are the Uyghurs, China's Islamic minority? The Uyghurs are an ethnic minority living in China’s autonomous northwestern Xinjiang province.
UNITED NATIONS April 28, 2020 UN official calls for release of detained migrants in US due to coronavirus risk A U.N. human rights expert is calling on the U.S. to release migrants being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers as part of an effort to counter the coronavirus pandemic, adding that detention should be used only as a last resort.
World Health Organization April 27, 2020 Coronavirus crisis: Behind the effort to push the World Health Assembly to open formal probe into the WHO Australia is leading the drive for international action into a formal probe of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its questionable handling of the coronavirus pandemic, officially termed COVID-19.
North Korea April 27, 2020 Amid Kim Jong Un health rumors, any North Korea power transition ‘likely the only opportunity’ for human rights: watchdog With speculation swirling over Kim Jong Un’s health, human rights groups are expressing hope that a transition of power may bring a brighter future after decades of torment in North Korea.
ENTERTAINMENT April 25, 2020 Kanye West is officially a billionaire, Forbes says - but rapper claims publication is still low-balling him Kanye West is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes, but the rapper claimed their figure is still off by $2 billion.
World Health Organization April 24, 2020 WHO bias against Israel raises red flags after agency claims country is 'European' As the World Health Organization (WHO) remains under fire for its early handling of the coronavirus pandemic and questionable ties to China, new indications of political prejudice are emerging from within the United Nations agency whose mandate is supposed to be solely focused on global health.
Coronavirus April 23, 2020 UN's Guterres: During coronavirus, 'people — and their rights — must be front and center' The coronavirus pandemic is “a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
Coronavirus April 23, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic could lead to 'famines of biblical proportions,' UN food agency warns The global coronavirus outbreak threatens to worsen the existing food crises around the world and create “a hunger pandemic,” the chief of the United Nations Food Program warned Tuesday.
Coronavirus April 23, 2020 Nikki Haley launches petition urging Congress to investigate China over coronavirus crisis Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday launched a petition urging Congress to investigate China for its role in the coronavirus crisis, and to crack down on the communist government’s actions across the globe -- amid increasing pressure on the government to say what it knew about the virus and what it allegedly covered up.
Coronavirus April 17, 2020 WHO director’s ouster should be condition of continued US backing, GOP lawmakers say If the World Health Organization wants to continue receiving funding from the U.S., it should replace its current director-general, a group of Republican lawmakers said Thursday.