Amnesty International heavily criticised Caribbean countries for human rights abuses, especially Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas in their Annual Report on the state of the World’s human rights that was released last week. In fact, countries all across the Americas were condemned for their treatment of undocumented migrants
CNN’s Spanish-language service in Venezuela has been shut down after President Nicolás Maduro accused the broadcaster of “meddling in Venezuelan affairs.” The closure comes as US-Venezuela tension worsens, after the US Department of the Treasury ordered sanctions against Vice President Tareck El Aisammi, accusing him of drug trafficking and links
Ten people have been killed in the Ukraine as fighting enters its third day in the rebel-held frontline town of Avdiivka. Despite attempts to renew the 2015 Minsk Ceasefire, Eastern Ukraine has seen some of the worst fighting in months. The Ukrainian military attributes this outbreak of fighting to a
After losing the presidential election to Adama Barrow, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has left the country. Stepping down after 22 years in power, Jammeh left for an ECOWAS-arranged exile in Equatorial Guinea on January 21. President Barrow will return to the Gambia from Senegal, where he had been residing since
Mosul is the last major Iraqi city remaining under ISIS’ control. After coming under ISIS’s control in June 2014, the coalition, on October 17, launched an attack to liberate the strategically-located city. US military officials estimate that there are 5,000 ISIS fighters in Mosul, whereas ISIS supports say there are 7,000. Either
US Navy destroyer USS Mason was fired at off the coast of Yemen on 16 October, and returned fire, destroying three radar sites. USS Mason was in international waters at the time and was not hit. Houthi rebels support deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh. A Saudi-led, US-funded Arab coalition support
The passage of 9/11 Victims Compensation legislation through the US Congress risks the stability of the international legal order, experts have warned. Passing the Senate easily in May, Congress overrode President Obama’s veto to pass the Bill on September 29. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) allows families
A coalition of Pacific nations called upon the United Nations to recognize the right of the West Papuan people to self-governance. The Prime Ministers of the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Tuvalu each addressed the General Assembly, reiterating their support for West Papuan independence, and they appealed to other
The latest in the series of attempts to stem the violence in Syria has failed, with the joint US-Russian sponsored ceasefire breaking down overnight. The ceasefire was intended to allow humanitarian access to besieged Syrian cities such as Aleppo, Moadamya, Al-Waer, Talbiseh and Douma. The political impetus for the September
The fallout from the July 2013 coup d’etat in Egypt, that saw the elected government of Mohammad Morsi deposed and replaced by a military junta, continues, as EU countries flout an EU arms embargo on the embattled country. Violent suppression of pro-Morsi protests by Egyptian security forces followed, coupled with
