The Trump administration shut down the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, which served as the de facto embassy to Palestine according to Al Jazeera. This move came in tandem with the U.S. embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which subsequently limited the former consulate’s operations and placed it under the
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it would be deploying experts to prevent sexual abuse cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the release of an independent report last month, it was revealed that at least 20 WHO employees had taken part in the sexual
At the beginning of the year, when the lockdown was lifted after the first wave of COVID-19 in India, life seemed to go back to normal. Citizens returned to markets, businesses, and the daily hustle of life, which had become disrupted because of the pandemic. However, from March until June,
Warning: This article contains content related to discrimination, hate crimes, assault, and sexual assault. According to a recent report published by the Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM), 100% of transgender asylum seekers surveyed in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, were physically assaulted. The lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals
South Korean and U.S. military forces began joint aerial drills following North Korea’s firing of a ballistic missile. North Korea has launched a string of weapons tests in the last few months, heightening tensions in Northeast Asia. The military drills have begun amid calls from a special U.S. envoy to
