The Owino Uhuru community of Jomvu, Kenya, has been awarded $1.3 billion Ksh (12 million U.S. dollars) compensation in a landmark case over lead poisoning. The 3000 residents of Jomvu all lived by or worked on, the since defunct, smelting plant, Metal Refinery EPZ Ltd. The plant opened in 2007
A report released today by the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed shocking incidents of abuse of young athletes in Japan whilst participating in sport. On what should have been the opening week of the now postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, HRW has highlighted the testimonies of 800
In his first act since testing positive for COVID-19 two days ago, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro yesterday vetoed 16 sections of a law designed to protect the nation’s indigenous communities from the virus which has killed at least 68,000 Brazilians to date. The president has accepted part of the law
Unprecedented government intervention in March saw 5,400 homeless people housed in hotels. But the end of the scheme brings real concern that Britain’s most vulnerable are going to slip through the cracks once again.
A rescue mission led by fishermen residing in Aceh, Indonesia, set to work bringing a boat of 94 Rohingya refugees to safety on their shores this Thursday in what has been described by Amnesty International as a “moment of optimism and solidarity”. The rickety and sinking boat had been spotted
Amnesty International last week revealed that up to 100 migrant workers employed by design and construction company Qatar Meta Coats (QMC) have been working on a construction project for a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar without pay for the last seven months. The workers have also not had their
Human rights organizations have come together this week to express concern for cobalt miners in the Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following reports of on-site confinement policies. To stay operational during COVID-19, at least six Congolese mining companies have been reported as being under
The murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, on May 25th, has sparked outrage across the world and led to an urgent revival of the Black Lives Matter movement. This movement is being played out in the streets of America and beyond, as protesters demand equality and radical change after
The Trump administration has stiffened its approach to migrants since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, sending over 900 child migrants and asylum seekers to their home countries, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unlike before, migrants and asylum seekers do not have the chance to seek protection in the U.S.,
Lebanon is currently experiencing the worst economic crises of its history. Rampant inflation coupled with growing unemployment have thrown almost half the population below the poverty line, according to government figures. Increasingly concerning are the COVID-19 lockdown measures, which are putting millions at risk of going hungry, exacerbating an already
The Siekopai nation, an indigenous Amazonian community living in eastern Ecuador, face extinction from COVID-19, several human rights organisations have warned. The Siekopai, who have some 800 members, have at least 15 confirmed cases and have reported the death of two elderly leaders to date. Human rights groups such as
