New Zealand human rights commission launches inquiry into housing crisis
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission on Monday launched an inquiry into the country’s housing crisis as cooling measures by the government this year have failed to ease a red-hot property market, leaving many people homeless. Property prices in New Zealand have soared by the most among OECD nations in the past […]
Mexican rights commission calls for halt to ‘Mayan Train’ tourism project
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Mexico’s national human rights commission on Thursday demanded the government halt construction of the Mayan Train railroad, saying non-essential work on the ambitious tourism project risked coronavirus exposure by vulnerable Indigenous groups. The government department overseeing the project said in response that it was taking necessary safety measures in building […]
Christians in Pakistan among those mourning human rights “giant” Asma Jahangir
Pakistani Christians are among those mourning the death of human rights lawyer and activist Asma Jahangir, Agenzia Fides reports. Ms Jahangir, who had served in various roles for the UN including Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief as well as co-founding the Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission, died on 11th February in Lahore at the age of […]