FIRST PERSON: ‘Big Chief’ and the million beads
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to […]
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Much work needed to ‘target unacceptable levels’ of racism in Ecuador: UN experts
Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on […]
FIRST PERSON: Chef’s ‘labour of love’ key ingredient for life in the kitchen
The International Labour Organization is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document […]
‘Humanity, quiet dignity’ of workers profiled in US-wide photo project
A small paddle-boat with two men on board finds its way through a green but muddy field planted with rice on a 120-acre farm in Scott, in […]
Afghan President in lead, UN mission chief urges all to ‘Safeguard’ final stage of election process
Welcoming the preliminary results for Afghanistan’s presidential election on Sunday, the head of the United Nations mission in the country urged the authorities and all […]
FIRST PERSON: ‘Dog-dead tired’ with a boat full of crawfish
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to […]
After 20 years of misery as refugees, a one-way ticket to the ‘miracle’ of resettlement
Although they spent 20 years living in a refugee camp in Uganda, Jean-Pierre Ntegyeye and Isaiah Bahati never gave up hope of leaving for a […]
Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine
Following a “thorough, independent and objective assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that she plans to open a formal […]
UN independent experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by brutal treatment of detained Iranian protesters
Sixteen independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for the release of arbitrarily detained protesters in Iran who have allegedly been abused while in […]
Rights expert welcomes Pope’s decision to lift ‘veil of secrecy’ on child abuse cases
The Vatican must take action to ensure justice for people who were sexually abused by priests during childhood, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday. UN News – Human […]