Over six thousand workers are striking in Kenya against Del Monte Fruit Processing over “alleged inhuman working conditions, irregular dismissal of their union representatives, poor pay and unlawful labour employment policies,” as stated by KBC. KTN News reported on this ongoing strike on January 8th, 2022 in a short clip
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
Families and business owners in the Silwan neighborhood in East Jerusalem, a territory belonging to Palestine but occupied by Israeli settlers, are facing 21-day eviction and demolition notices. On June 29th, Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers entered Silwan and began demolition. The Israeli forces demolished a butcher shop in the
As of April 22nd, 2021, the Gun Violence Archive has recorded 159 incidents of mass shootings in the United States this year alone. That number is nearly double what was reported on the same day last year, which was 87. Both of these numbers are far too high. In March
The National Union of People’s Lawyers (N.U.P.L.) in the Philippines has recorded over 50 killings of lawyers and judges they say are “prima facie related to their work,” (“prima facie” meaning based on the first impression, or assumed correct until disproven) according to a statement reported by ABS-CBN News. On
The Lumad people are struggling for their right to survive. “Lumad” is a collective term, used to refer to a number of indigenous peoples in the Philippines. The word is Cebuano and means “native of the land.” Due to the ongoing conflict plaguing Lumad communities, many Lumad children have evacuated
On January 23rd, members of both the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Marines attempted to serve a warrant to a residential community in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. The compound was tied to Pendatun Adsis Talusan, a former village chief, who the police suspected of involvement in the illegal drug trade.
On November 28th, 22-year-old Jevilyn Cullamat was killed in a clash between the New People’s Army (N.P.A.) and a 12-man Philippine Army Special Forces Team in the mountains of Surigao del Sur. Known in the communist movement as Ka Reb, Cullamat was a medic in the Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda platoon
Ethiopian federal forces took military control of Idaga Hamus in their march toward the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle on November 21st. Military officials have been sending out warnings to the civilians in Mekelle ahead of their arrival. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces a 72 hour time frame to
In a report posted on November 12th, Amnesty International confirmed “scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town” on the 9th of November. Gruesome photographs and videos were digitally verified by the organization, which geo-located them to Mai-Kadra in Tigray, Ethiopia.
In the wake of a contentious presidential election, a number of U.S. cities saw protesters take to the streets. While some cities saw benevolent, celebratory gatherings, others saw marches of angry Trump supporters casting doubt on the validity of the results. Many of these protests were patrolled by armed members
Red-tagging in the Philippines is the practice of branding people, usually activists and dissenters, as members of the communist rebellion and associating them with the armed wing – the New People’s Army. It is a practice that has become commonplace during Duterte’s term as he has refused to negotiate peace
After years of remaining vacant, the position of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues has been filled by Assistant Secretary Robert A. Destro. Assistant Secretary Destro currently serves in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Concerns have been voiced by the International Campaign for Tibet that the appointment has
China has recently been facing rising tensions with a number of parties in the Asia Pacific region. Foreign relations with Taiwan, the Philippines, and the United States have been growing tenser with some actions by each country seen as escalation. Monday, Philippine Navy Chief Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo of
The looming specter of state-sanctioned violence, in the form of police brutality and extrajudicial killings, is a constant source of tension for communities of color in the United States. Last summer, that tension may have hit a tipping point. Summer 2020 saw a several-month-long series of riots following the murders
On Friday, September 18th, China sent 18 Chinese aircraft across the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait – an action perceived as a provocation by the Taiwanese government. The aircraft included two H-6 bombers, eight J-16 fighters, four J-10 fighters, and four J-11 fighters. Monday, Taiwan released a statement declaring its
The twelve residents of Hong Kong who were arrested on August 23 by Chinese authorities will get no help from the Hong Kong government. The group was picked up by the Guangdong coast guard on a boat bound for Taiwan. Taiwan has recently opened its doors to people from Hong
On Monday, shots were reportedly fired along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the disputed border between China and India. Both sides have accused the other of opening fire. The last time shots were fired along the border between India and China was in 1975 when Indian troops were
39-year-old Zara Alvarez, a human rights activist in the Philippines, was shot dead on the evening of August 17th. Alvarez was a member of Karapatan, an alliance of human rights advocates in the Philippines, as well as a member of the Negros Island Health Integrated Program. Alvarez was heading to
