North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the US and the military, state media said on Wednesday, Pyongyang’s first public acknowledgement of King’s crossing from South Korea on 18th July. A private in the US Army, King dashed […]
Aid groups face calls to open up on racism as survey finds data holes
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Aid agencies are facing calls to deal openly with racism within their ranks, as almost one third of leading humanitarian organisations refused to give details about complaints against staff to an exclusive Thomson Reuters Foundation survey. Organisations globally are facing pressure from staff to do more to confront racism amid global […]
Workplace discrimination allowed in nearly one in four countries – study
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Workers in nearly one in four member states of the United Nations are not legally protected from discrimination based on race and ethnicity, researchers said on Thursday, as global protests roar for racial justice. In more than half of countries, workers have no legal protection if an employer retaliates […]
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin to boycott Dove Awards, says comments about race were cut from speech
RNS Prominent Gospel musician Kirk Franklin says he will boycott the Christian music Dove Awards, citing frustrations with the Gospel Music Association and Trinity Broadcasting Network for editing his past acceptance speeches to remove mentions of race and police shootings. Franklin made the announcement on Monday in a pair of videos posted to Twitter. Speaking […]