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African workers are taking on Meta and the world should pay attention | Workers’ Rights
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African workers are taking on Meta and the world should pay attention | Workers’ Rights

In 2025, the world’s largest social media company, Meta, has taken a defiant new tone on the question of whether and to what...

US slaps sanctions on top Chinese, Hong Kong officials for rights abuses | Human Rights News
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US slaps sanctions on top Chinese, Hong Kong officials for rights abuses | Human Rights News

Secretary of State Rubio says Beijing ‘broke promises’ to Hong Kong residents, depriving them of their freedoms. The United States has imposed sanctions...

Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back? | Women’s Rights News
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Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back? | Women’s Rights News

Islamabad, Pakistan – On a pleasant February afternoon in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the sound of strumming guitars fills a small bedroom in a...

‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme | Child Rights News
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‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme | Child Rights News

Multiple violations were unearthed by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigation into the adoption of South Korean children by foreigners. An investigation by...

US judge blocks deportation of another pro-Palestinian student activist | Civil Rights News
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US judge blocks deportation of another pro-Palestinian student activist | Civil Rights News

Korean American Yunseo Chung, 21, is among several students challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to deport them over their pro-Palestinian activism. A judge...

Korean American sues Trump admin to stop deportation over campus activism | Civil Rights News
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Korean American sues Trump admin to stop deportation over campus activism | Civil Rights News

Yunseo Chung, 21, moved to the US when she was seven and now faces deportation over pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University. United States...

What poisoned Fallujah can tell us about toxic risks in Gaza and Lebanon | Human Rights
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What poisoned Fallujah can tell us about toxic risks in Gaza and Lebanon | Human Rights

Over the past few months, thousands of people returned to their homes in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, where they faced threats from unexploded...

French actor Depardieu goes on trial in Paris on sexual assault charges | Women’s Rights News
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French actor Depardieu goes on trial in Paris on sexual assault charges | Women’s Rights News

The trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has been charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, has...

Georgetown researcher arrest escalates Trump speech crackdown, scholars say | Civil Rights News
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Georgetown researcher arrest escalates Trump speech crackdown, scholars say | Civil Rights News

Washington, DC – Nader Hashemi, a professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University, has been a vocal critic of efforts...