13th Annual Month of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities Goes Global
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For 13 years, Black Women for Positive Change (BWFPC) a multi-cultural, intergenerational, inter-faith organization of Women and Good Brothers, has sponsored...
Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique
Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo emerge...
Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also reveals a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV).Sources...
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move
The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set up to try...
At a time of war, nations must stop global order from crumbling: UN rights...
“Our world is going through a period of turbulence and unpredictability, reflected in growing conflict and divided societies,” Türk told the Human Rights Council.“We...
ICC Prosecutor outlines roadmap to complete Libya war crimes probe
That “roadmap”, Prosecutor Karim Khan explained, details a focused set of activities over the next 18 months and beyond “to significantly expand the impact...
Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege
Around 260,000 civilians – including 130,000 children – remain trapped in the area’s main camp for internally displaced people, enduring desperate conditions without aid...
Malcolm X Day Edition — Report Back from Honoring Louise Langdon Little in Grenada
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May 19, 2025 Malcolm X Day Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Schmeeka Simpson...
Ukrainians continue flee the frontline, as war stretches into fourth year
“In the last six months alone, more than 200,000 people have been evacuated from frontline areas in the east and north,” said Filippo Grandi,...
Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR
For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria is to return to, and how far their rights will...
MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations
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The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...
Indigenous Communities Continue to Lead in Some of Our Most Crucial Environmental Fights
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By Ben Jealous —
Contamination from lead, arsenic, and the other toxins in Tar Creek in northeastern Oklahoma stole the potential of many children...
When They Tell You About Their Own, Believe Them
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By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III —
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like...
UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan
In a new report, UN investigators detailed multiple attacks on civilians, healthcare facilities, markets, and schools, as well as ethnically motivated summary executions.“The continued...
Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed on Sunday just hours before Mr. Biden left office, commutes Mr. Peltier’s life sentences to home confinement, allowing...
WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine
Corinne Fleischer, WFP Director for the three regions, briefed reporters on her recent visits to the Gaza Strip and Ukraine, where the UN agency...
US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in...
Be Bold Biden: Bolster the Black Base
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Pardon The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Marilyn Mosby, Esq., Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Political Prisoners
Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr....
What’s Going On? Open Forum with The Professor
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, opens the phone lines for an open forum on current issues and public concerns. Topics...
Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
“Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law, and a war crime,” the High Commissioner said in a statement, issued after...
AfaLab Statement on Joint Commission for Haiti and the Case for Reparations
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“Haiti demands reparations on its own terms, not France’s”: AfaLab statement on joint Commission for Haiti and the case for reparations.
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Organized crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
Criminal networks are increasingly seeking to gain control over extraction sites, trade routes, and refining infrastructure.According to a new report from the UN Office...
World News in Brief: Funding cuts curb development, human rights in Belarus update, Ebola...
Speaking in Geneva, she said the world was facing “declining respect for human rights and multilateralism”, with conflicts, debt, and shrinking development assistance threatening...
‘Catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza threaten a whole generation, warns UN agency
In the first half of 2025, only 17,000 births were recorded, according to Gazan health authorities, representing a 41 per cent decline in Gaza’s...
