Haitians say underaged girls were abused by UN peacekeepers
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Girls as young as 11 were sexually abused and impregnated by UN peacekeepers in Haiti and abandoned to raise their children alone, according to testimonies from more than 2,000 residents. So many babies were fathered by foreign peacekeepers that Haitians nickname them ‘Petit MINUSTAH’ – combining ‘small’ in French with the […]
As impeachment looms, US evangelicals defend Trump but pass on debating the issues
RNS In the run-up to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment 21 years ago, Christians across the political spectrum engaged in heated debate over the ethics of the President’s sexual misconduct with an intern and the official charge of lying about it under oath. Evangelicals, in particular, debated Clinton’s violations of ethical standards, his abuse of power, […]
LABOUR RIGHTS: BABY OR A JOB? TAIWAN’S MIGRANT WORKERS FACE A STARK CHOICE
NICK ASPINWALL, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Taipei…
Mobile phones top the list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019 – poll
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Wednesday, with drones and satellites also helping to speed up help to people in need. From drones delivering children’s vaccines in Vanuatu to satellite early warning […]
ESSAY: US CONGRESS MUST REAUTHORISE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AGENCY FOR PRISONERS OF FAITH
ANDREW BRUNSON, in an article first published on Religion News Service, explains how the work of US Commission on International Religious Freedom is not only critical in “sounding the alarm” on religious persecution” but also in advocating for people, who, like he was, are imprisoned for their faith…