North Koreans “betrayed” by human rights omission in Trump-Kim agreement
World Watch Monitor North Koreans were “betrayed” by the failure of US President Donald Trump to include human rights provisions in his agreement with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, following their historic meeting in Singapore, according to Human Rights Watch’s Asia director, Phil Robertson. “The North Korean people have suffered for so long,” he told […]
Britain could end homelessness in 10 years, says charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain could end a homelessness crisis within a decade if it invests more in social housing and benefits, a charity said on Monday, warning that the number of rough sleepers could nearly double in 25 years if no action is taken. Crisis estimates there are 236,000 people sleeping rough or in temporary […]
Adidas, Nike urged to ensure fair wages for Asian workers making World Cup kits
Thomson Reuters Foundation Sportswear giants Adidas and Nike – two of the main sponsors of the upcoming World Cup – must ensure workers in their Asian supplier factories are paid a fair wage as their share of the production cost dwindles, civil society groups said on Monday. The share of what Adidas and Nike spend […]
RELIGIOUS CONVERSION: ACADEMIC DISMISSES ASSESSMENT OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS AS GENUINE OR ASYLUM-MOTIVATED AS “NAÏVE”
World Watch Monitor speaks with academic Sara Afshari about cases in which asylum seekers claim conversion to Christianity as a way to stay in the West…
Paraguay declared malaria free amid concerns the disease rising again
Thomson Reuters Foundation Paraguay is officially free of malaria, the World Health Organization said on Monday, making it the first country in the Americas in 45 years to have wiped out the deadly disease which is back on the rise globally. Nearly half a million people – most of them babies and children in Africa […]
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Russia – Ukraine – Palestine – Syria. PICTURE: Flipboard/Unsplash There are some horrible headlines in the news today – horrible. Fueled by centuries of hatred. I watch and despair – where will this end? Big egos in charge who can’t back down and admit fault. I can’t point the finger at international leaders who can’t […]
ESSAY: FOR MANY SOUTH KOREAN CHRISTIANS, REUNIFICATION WITH THE NORTH IS A RELIGIOUS GOAL
US academic DIANE WINSTON, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at how South Korean Christians view reunification with the North…
Trump urged to push North Korea to end slavery at Singapore summit
Thomson Reuters Foundation United States President Donald Trump should press Pyongyang to end state-imposed slavery and forced labor, said North Korean defectors ahead of a historic summit between the leaders of both countries. With an estimated 1.1 million people – or one in 20 citizens – living in slavery, North Korea was ranked the worst […]