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After an end-of-summer visit to Ecuador, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier De Schutter called on authorities to continue efforts to curb drug-related crime in the country and to increase investment in the education, healthcare, and social protection sectors. In his report, De Schutter cited poverty as the root cause of [...]

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President of United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain filed a complaint Thursday against Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), alleging he threatened workers’ ability to strike in violation of US federal labor law. UAW members have been on strike against three major automakers in the US—including Ford, Stellantis and General Motors—for about a week over pay and [...]

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Protests in southern Syria entered their fifth day on Thursday, in the Druze city of Sweida. The origin of these protests is attributed to the rise in fuel prices, which has subsequently worsened the already challenging economic conditions prevalent in the area. At the core of the demonstrators’ demands is the call for the removal [...]

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The Nicaraguan Ministry of Interior ordered on Wednesday the cancellation of the legal status of the Jesuit religious community, a Catholic congregation, and confiscation of all its property for failure to report its financial statements during the fiscal periods 2020, 2021 and 2022. The ministry also cited the Jesuit’s alleged failure to timely update the [...]

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A district court in Nicaragua ordered on Wednesday the confiscation of the Jesuit-run University of Central America (UCA) in Nicaragua over allegations that it has been used as a “center of terrorism” in the country, according to a statement from the Central American Province of the Society of Jesus. The school’s confiscation joins Ortega’s government’s [...]

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The Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, announced Tuesday the withdrawal of cases filed against students during 2022 anti-Agnipath protests. In his Independence Day speech, the Chief Minister declared that the cases filed against students protesting against the Indian government’s Agnipath scheme for military recruitment will be withdrawn shortly, as [...]

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The North Carolina House of Representatives voted 115-4 to advance HB 190 on Tuesday, which would ban most abortions after 12 weeks. The bill will now go to Governor Roy Cooper for approval or veto. The bill is largely an administrative bill that affects the Department of Health and Human Services with abortion language at [...]

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The Conference on Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany announced on Thursday that it successfully negotiated a deal with the German Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of Holocaust survivors around the world. The deal means approximately $1.4 billion worth of compensation will be paid in various forms to Jewish survivors of German persecutions in World [...]

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The North Carolina Senate voted 19-18 on Tuesday to pass House Bill 570, which prohibits the state and pension plan fiduciaries from investing based on climate change considerations. The bill now goes to Governor Roy Cooper for passage or veto. According to the bill, the state is not allowed to consider “environmental, social, and governance” [...]

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