En los últimos cuatro días la capital de EEUU se convirtió en una gigantesca zona de seguridad. Rejas, barricadas y fuerzas de seguridad rodean el Capitolio a días de la asunción de Joe Biden. Luz Mely Reyes lo cuenta desde la democracia más antigua del mundo
Tag Archives: human-rights
Aborto legal en el Boletín Oficial: quedó promulgada la ley de IVE
El presidente Alberto Fernández hizo el anuncio en un acto en el Museo del Bicentenario, con parte del gabinete y referentes de la pelea por el derecho a decidir en Argentina.
UN finds Netherlands violated human rights of stateless child
Dutch authorities left 10-year-old without legal protection by registering him as ‘nationality unknown’
The Netherlands violated a child’s rights by failing to acknowledge that he was stateless and eligible for international protection, a UN committee has found, urging the country to change its legislation.
In its first ever decision on the right of children to acquire nationality, the UN Human Rights Committee determined on Tuesday that by registering the child as “nationality unknown”, the Dutch authorities had violated his right to international protection and also to seek a nationality.
Happi American Horse struggling with COVID-19
Article by Brenda NorrellCensored News
Cheryl Angel sends thanks to everyone praying for her son Happi American Horse, who is hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Happi is getting stronger.Cheryl who has recovered from coronavirus said it is so difficult not to be with loved ones when they are sick. She describes how alone she felt when she was sick with the virus.”I cried,” she said.”I
Is Airport COVID-19 Testing Ready for Takeoff?
Austria’s Vienna airport was an early adopter for in-airport COVID-19 tests, with results turned around within a few hours, sparing those with medical certificates from a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Can this serve as a model for restarting business travel and tourism? We talk to Vienna airport official Peter Kleemann to learn more.
Detroit Bus Drivers Strike over Violent Attacks
Chill – protect your drivers and riders.
Detroit bus drivers, the first essential workers in the country to strike for safety during the pandemic, pulled a wildcat work stoppage again Friday, angry over escalating violence against drivers. Often the attacks are triggered, they said, by a driver’s request that a passenger wear a mask.
Oklahoma Area now surpasses Navajo Area with coronavirus cases
By Brenda NorrellCensored NewsCoronavirus cases in the Oklahoma IHS area now surpass the Navajo Area. There is now a rapid increase in the Great Plains and Alaska. Navajo Area did very little coronavirus testing during August and September, the current IHS report shows.The Oklahoma IHS area includes Oklahoma, Kansas and portions of Texas. In related news, Dallas area schools show the rapid
By kicking Amnesty out, India is betraying its founding ideals | Rajat Khosla
Our work is not some sinister plot to tarnish India’s reputation. It is inspired by the country’s own tradition of egalitarianism
• Rajat Khosla is a senior director at Amnesty International
As of today, Amnesty International will no longer be able to work inside India. Following years of official threats, intimidation and harassment, Amnesty India’s accounts have been frozen without any official notice. The human rights research and campaigning our colleagues were carrying out has come to a sudden halt. They have had their means to make a living snatched from them. And the millions of people who were helped by their work will no longer have a powerful voice to amplify their own calls for justice.
This decision was not motivated by any question of law, as the Indian authorities now claim. It is not about Amnesty India’s sources of funding, which are entirely legitimate and involved no lawbreaking. This is punishment for standing up for humanity’s core values in the world’s largest democracy.
Productive economies and decent work need a healthy planet
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder addresses the UNGA Biodiversity Summit with the message that today’s and tomorrow’s jobs depend on preserving ecosystems and biodiversity. Without a healthy planet, there can be no productive economies nor decent work.
EXCLUSIVE: More than 50 women accuse aid workers of sex abuse in Congo Ebola crisis
Not one woman said she knew of a hotline, email address, or person to contact to report the incident.