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Queen statues toppled amid outrage over unmarked graves of Indigenous children
Jul 04, 2021 15:41A group of demonstrators gathered at the Manitoba legislature on July 1st as the country marked Canada Day, and pulled down a statue of Queen Victoria.
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Canada: Two more Catholic churches on First Nations reserves destroyed by fire
Jul 01, 2021 15:02Two more Catholic churches on First Nations reserves in western Canada have been destroyed by fires that investigators are once again treating as suspicious.
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'Epic failure of humanity': Global displaced population hits all-time high
Jun 20, 2021 12:18A report released recently by the United Nations Refugee Agency finds that more than 82 million people across the globe were forcibly displaced by war, persecution, the climate crisis, and other factors by the end of 2020, a record high that one international aid group called "an epic failure of humanity."
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Refugees insist humanitarian organization UNHCR disregards their humanity
Jun 09, 2021 15:38There is clearly a global pattern that connects UNHCR involvement to unrest in refugee camps. The question is, why has this pattern been ignored for more than a decade?
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US insurance giants worsening climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and human rights violations: Report
May 30, 2021 04:34The world's leading insurance companies, especially U.S. ones, are underwriting and investing in industries that drive planetary heating, destroy ecosystems, and violate human rights, according to Insuring Disaster, a new report released recently by a United Kingdom-based financial industry watchdog.
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When it comes to the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the US (1)
May 28, 2021 15:13The recent bombing and leveling of Gaza by the U.S.-financed and supplied Israeli regime military is just the latest example of the devastating toll exacted by American weapons transfers in these years.
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Outrage over Zionist regime’s human rights violations is fueling global BDS movement
May 27, 2021 07:35Outrage against the Zionist regime’s ongoing apartheid system and routine attacks on Palestinian rights and lives is mounting worldwide, setting the stage for a new burst of energy in the global movement for boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli regime — a nonviolent movement in support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and equality.
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US is shielding Israeli regime from apartheid claims and itself from complicity charges
May 09, 2021 08:46US President Joe Biden’s approach to the Zionist regime’s apartheid practices speaks volumes about Washington’s insincere rhetoric about Palestinians enjoying their rights.
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Why is Biden selling weapons to a country that helped make Yemen a ‘hell hole’?
May 09, 2021 08:39The Biden administration’s recent announcement giving a green light to a massive $23 billion weapons sale to the United Arab Emirates makes a mockery of its commitment to put human rights at the forefront of its foreign policy.
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'People are not starving, they are being starved': Over 250 groups demand rich nations provide urgent food assistance
Apr 25, 2021 13:58Over 250 international organizations are demanding urgent action from global governments to address the hunger and famine faced by hundreds of millions—a crisis the groups said is driven largely by policy choices including ignored appeals for a global ceasefire and humanitarian funding.