Commission to study reparations in N.Y. to convene for first time
By Kate Lisa New York State PUBLISHED 8:15 PM ET Jul. 25, 2024 PUBLISHED 8:15 PM EDT Jul. 25, 2024 Nine commissioners are slated to meet for the first time…
A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two loggers have been killed by bow and arrow after allegedly encroaching the land of the uncontacted Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon, according…
A FUTURE-ORIENTED APPROACH TO CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IN CONFLICT AFFECTED SETTINGS
Lessons from the Past and for the Future https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/un_secretariat_criminal_accountability_study_report_revision_1_july_2024_0.pdf
DrinkWise and Indigenous Health expert urge expectant mothers to avoid alcohol
One of Australia’s most respected Indigenous health medical practitioners, Dr Mark Wenitong has joined forces with DrinkWise and Aboriginal actor Deborah Mailman to advise women to abstain from alcohol when…
Global Criminal Justice Rewards Program
Who We Are Under the Global Criminal Justice Rewards Program (GCJRP), the U.S. Department of State offers rewards of up to $5 million (USD) to individuals who provide information that…
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Distr.: General18 July 2024Original: English Seventy-ninth sessionItem 71 (b) of the provisional agenda*Promotion and protection of human rights: human rightsquestions, including alternative approaches for improvingthe effective enjoyment of human rights…
A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two loggers have been killed by bow and arrow after allegedly encroaching the land of the uncontacted Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon, according…
Selena Uibo becomes new NT opposition leader, becoming first Indigenous woman to lead a major Australian political party
In short: Former health minster Selena Uibo has been named as the new leader of the Territory Labor Party, making her the Northern Territory's new opposition leader. It makes her…
Opinion Cash alone proves inadequate to solve the problems of the poor
In recent years, a growing number of people have decided that the smart way to tackle poverty is with cash. This idea assumes that most of what ails lower-income people…
Remarkable Documents Lay Bare New York’s History of Slavery
A newly digitized set of records reveal the plight and bravery of enslaved people in the North Carolyn EastmanSeptember/October 2024 Illustration by Diana Ejaita In 1796, when slavery remained both…