Alaa’s sad Mother’s Day after Israel’s war on Gaza killed her children | Israel War on Gaza
Rafah, Gaza – It is nearly impossible to describe the feelings of a mother in the Gaza Strip on Mother’s Day. A mother who has…
Alabama bans diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in colleges | Education News
The bill, known as SB129, bans publicly-funded institutions from maintaining DEI offices or teaching what the bill calls ‘divisive concepts’ about race and identity. Alabama…
Profits from forced labour at nearly one-quarter of a trillion dollars: ILO | Human Rights News
Sexual exploitation accounts for nearly three-quarters of ‘obscene’ illegal profits from forced labour, says UN agency. Criminals are reaping “obscene” profits of nearly one-quarter of…
The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole. The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting…
Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan Twenty20 series over Taliban’s restrictions on women
In short: Australia's men's team was scheduled to play Afghanistan in a three-game Twenty20 series in August.It has been called off as Cricket Australia said the conditions…
Maqali, a simple Syrian dish that saved a displaced family’s Ramadan iftar | Food
ِAl-Yaman Camp, Idlib, northwest Syria – Looking to make something tasty and thrifty, Bayan al-Jassem, 32, decided to reach for a staple of the Syrian…
Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia’s coast
Sun, sand, the lure of water, and waves that carry you weightless to the shore.The beach is an idyllic escape for some, but Shane Hryhorec…
Algeria: Opposition leader Karim Tabbou given six-month suspended sentence | Human Rights News
An Algerian court has issued a six-month suspended sentence and a 50,000 dinars ($372) fine to the prominent democracy activist Karim Tabbou, according to a…
Not just the UNRWA report: Countless accounts of Israeli torture in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
Though it has yet to respond to Al Jazeera’s request for comment, Israel continues to push back against the accusations of torture levelled at its…
UK plans to pay asylum seekers to move to Rwanda | Migration News
Plans are separate from the ‘Rwanda bill’, a stalled plan to forcibly deport most asylum seekers to the African country. The United Kingdom’s government is…
Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News
The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was…
Is Peace in our World an Illusion?
It is the young children and the old who suffer the most, are the most vulnerable to disease, to dehydration, to a sparse diet and…
Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’ | Human Rights News
Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity. Iran has condemned a report by United Nations…
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
Activists react to Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill
MPs opting to pass the legislation last month has sparked global outrage within LGBTQIA+ communities and beyond. During a protest outside the Ghana High Commission…
North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger
A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN humanitarians…
Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023 | Death Penalty News
Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023,…
US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over alleged abuses | Politics News
US targets Mnangagwa, his wife and top government officials in overhaul of sanctions regime imposed in 2003. The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson…
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s top…
Hamas says seven captives killed in Israeli army bombing of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
The group’s military wing confirms the news after an investigation although it does not state when the captives died. The military wing of the Palestinian…