Court proceedings have begun in a case regarding the baby thefts and torture of prisoners under the military junta rule in Argentina between 1976-1983. So far, 18 people have been charged with torture, illegal deprivation of liberty, abduction of babies, and sexual assault. The trail is expected to last longer
In Thailand, a student-let movement calling for political reform of the monarchy has sparked protests across the country, reports say. The protests have been gaining momentum since July, with the most recent one occurring on 26th October. Tens of thousands of young people assembled to protest the monarchy, the constitution
On Friday, October 23, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reported that at least 51 civilians have been killed during widespread protests against police brutality over the past few weeks. Additionally, eleven police officers and seven members of the army have been reported dead, with a further 37 civilians injured – although
Home to only 2.5 million people, Namibia recorded an appalling 1,604 rape cases between January 2019 and June, 2020 – an average of three rape cases a day. This is only the number of reported cases and with the stigma of shame and fear that accompany this crime there are
Police have used pepper spray against hundreds of people in Warsaw protesting a recent ruling that almost completely bans abortions. Protesters were stationed outside the home of Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski following a ruling from the Constitutional Court that declared abortions in the case of fetal deformities illegal. Protests
Japan’s Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, visited Vietnam on October 19 and made an agreement with Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, to bolster security and economic ties in order to balance China’s power in the resource-rich South China Sea. Suga recently took office in September after Shinzo Abe stepped down
