Switzerland has ‘systemic’ racism issues, UN experts say
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Switzerland has a serious systemic problem with racism against people of African descent, according to a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, giving a broad range of examples from police brutality to a children’s game. The UN-appointed working group noted positive measures taken by Switzerland but still voiced concerns […]
Reducing emissions: How the Church of England is mapping the way to net zero by 2030
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports on the Church of England’s push to reduce carbon emissions from its activities and achieve the ambitious target of net zero by 2030…
Iran’s Khamenei backs police over Mahsa Amini protests, may signal tougher crackdown
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran’s supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown to quell unrest more than two weeks since she died. In his first remarks addressing the 22-year-old’s death after her arrest […]
Essay: Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa’s order
KELSEY MARTIN-MORALES and MATTHEW WILSON, of the University of South Carolina, say the situation in Nicaragua is emblemaic of a global trend in which autocrats are targeting NGOs…