“It shames us all”: Rwandan genocide survivor says Myanmar persecution a repeat of history
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A nurse who survived the Rwandan genocide and wrote the first civilian testimony of the massacre said Myanmar’s persecution of its Rohingya Muslim minority amounts to genocide and is a “shame on the world’s conscience”. Yolande Mukagasana, 65, lost her entire family during the genocide, a three-month killing spree of 800,000 Tutsis […]
ORIGINS: AMAZON HAS TURNED 25 – HERE’S A LOOK BACK AT HOW IT CHANGED THE WORLD
In an article first published on The Conversation, VENKATESH SHANKAR, of Texas A&M University, looks at the rise of a global giant – and how it changed the way we shop…
World’s major cities to face “unknown” climate conditions by 2050
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation A fifth of the world’s major cities will face “unknown” climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten the risks of drought and flooding. Climate scientists at the Crowther Lab, a research group based at ETH Zurich, a science and technology university, analysed 520 cities across […]
On 8th independence anniversary, South Sudanese church leaders amplify hope for peace
South Sudanese church leaders continued to amplify hope for their country, as the people quietly marked the 8th Independence Day, without an official government celebration. The world’s newest nation which became an independent state on 9th July, 2011, is facing enormous challenges including insecurity, economic stagnation and famine due to a new conflict. The conflict […]
Court battles underline complexity of India’s myriad land laws
BangkokThomson Reuters Foundation Recent court rulings have underlined the complexity of India’s numerous land laws, which have sparked conflicts and made it harder for poor farmers and indigenous people to access justice, analysts and lawyers said. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that indigenous people in Meghalaya state owned their land and its resources, and […]
NUCLEAR WEAPONS: IN THE US, SEVEN CATHOLIC ACTIVISTS ARE UNREPENTANT AS THEY AWAIT TRIAL FOR BREAKING INTO A NUCLEAR BASE
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…
Mexico City mayor promises to eradicate violence against women
Mexico CityThomson Reuters Foundation Mexico City’s first elected woman mayor vowed on Tuesday to eradicate violence against women and end entrenched impunity for gender-based crimes in the capital. “To avoid and eliminate violence against women…finally, that is the objective,” Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said at an event launching a roundtable on access to justice for women […]
ESSAY: MAGGOTS MAY BE A DEUS EX MACHINA TO SAVE US FROM GLOBAL WARMING
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the possibility that maggots are the “miracle” we’re looking for to save the Earth…
WOW! MAKING WAVES – FEMALE AROUND-THE-WORLD CREW TO FIGHT OCEAN PLASTIC
EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a new initiative to raise awareness of the impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans…
South Sudan court rules against marriage of girl, 16, in landmark case
Juba, South SudanThomson Reuters Foundation A court in South Sudan has annulled a child marriage, in a rare legal case that activists say could signal a turning point for women’s rights in the conservative country. The marriage of a 16-year-old girl, the daughter of a cattle herdsman, to a 28-year-old man was deemed illegal by […]