Former President Barack Obama delivers speech addressing inequality and other issues at the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Speeches at 16th Nelson Mandela lecture.
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Amazon Boycott Unites Workers, Gamers, Shoppers For Prime Day Protest
Amazon workers, who have long gone on strike in the run-up to the holidays, have found a new occasion to get their employer’s attention: “Prime Day.” Nearly 1,800 Amazon workers in Spain went on strike Monday...
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Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy
Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA facing financial crisis, risks exacerbating refugee migration crisis.
The Trump administration’s decision to cut funds to the organization has sparked its...
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Trump official seeks sanctions for Chinese leaders on human rights concerns
Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador for religious freedom, is pressing the Trump administration to...
Read MoreUN: US Retreat from Rights Body Self-Defeating
(Geneva) – The United States government’s decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council will sideline the country from key global initiatives to protect human rights, while simultaniously undermining years of...
Read MoreUN assembly requested to review the case of Julian Assange as protection of human rights of journalists.
Request to the UN for review of the Julian Assange case on human rights grounds.
Read MoreUN Secretary-General: Towards a fairer, more peaceful world
Op-ed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for Impact Journalism Day Three years ago, world leaders unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Negotiating this framework for a better future and its 17...
Read MoreDalai Lama Begins European Tour amidst Smears by China Backed Trolls
Beware of buddhist impersonators backed by chinas troll army
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How to deliver the G7’s ambitious commitments to gender equality and girls’ education
The Charlevoix G7 Summit Communique recognises gender equality as a fundamental human right and as...
Read MoreNewly formed Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity.
An international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations by Russia and other autocratic countries. The Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI), co-chaired by former...
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Democracies Need a Little Help From Their Friends
India may be the world’s largest democracy, but it is also extremely hostile to nongovernmental...
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