As the global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpasses 5.1 million, countries are focusing on at-risk populations in efforts to flatten the curve. On May 13, leaders of global…
This Week Around the World
April 6 Guinea: President Alpha Conde enacted a new constitution via television announcement following a controversial referendum held on March 22. Conde, who was the country’s first democratically elected president…
Nadia Murad’s Call to Action Against Human Trafficking
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad discuses the effects of genocide by ISIS on the Yazidi’s at USIP. Courtesy U.S. Institute of Peace
1 million Muslims detained in Chinese re-education camps
At least 1 million Uighur Muslims are currently detained in China’s self-declared “re-education” centers, which face multiple allegations of torturing those in the camps. According to BBC, a UN committee…
Mexico reopens five-year-old investigation
Alleged police corruption in disappearance case Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced authorities have reopened a criminal investigation involving the disappearance of 43 student teachers from police custody in…
Pink glitter protests
Women rally against femicide throughout Mexico City Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in the streets of Mexico City, calling on government officials to change sexual assault laws beginning on…
Black hair isn’t disruptive
The natural hair movement is one of great force and, for some, is not a choice but their reality. Unfortunately, companies and schools have not caught up with this embrace. …
Wikipedia takes Turkey to court
Wikipedia filed a lawsuit against Turkey with the European Court of Human Rights regarding the ban on the website that has been in place since April 29, 2017. The current…
Female Saudi activists temporarily released
Nearly a dozen Saudi women appeared in front of a three-judge panel on March 27 to recount the stories of torture and sexual harrassment they experienced while imprisoned for the…
Body parts of people with albinism used for witchcraft
Malawi is offering a reward of $7,000 for any information regarding abductions and attacks on people with albinism. The reward comes ahead of elections after the killing of Yasin Phiri…
This Week Around the World – Feb. 24–March 3:
Feb. 26–March 2 Hanoi, Vietnam: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un arrived in the capital of Vietnam on Feb. 26 ahead of the 2019 North Korea–U.S….