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A third of UK children are living in poverty A new report by the Resolution Foundation, a leading think-tank that focuses on UK society, reveals that the UK poverty crisis is deepening. Resolution Foundation Report The report findings show that the current level of poverty in the UK has not been as poor since 1988, when Margaret Thatcher was in power. The figures show the extent to which Brexit and … Read more →

“The end of Turkey’s state of emergency should have been a good sign for human rights, but the draft law makes clear that the government’s plan is to end it in name only,” Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch   Turkey finally ending its 2-year state of emergency last week was a move that should have signalled a move towards more secure times. But conversely a new draft bill has been … Read more →

“They saved over 115,00 lives in Syria.” Jeremy Hunt, UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Israel has evacuated a number of White Helmet rescuers from Syria to safety in Jordan through the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Around 422 Syrians were transported, including 98  White Helmet volunteers and their family members. Why are they being evacuated? News emerged that the secret rescue operation came about after discreet high-level talks held between … Read more →

Denied basic right to education Refugee children stranded in camps in Greece are being denied the right to an education. Despite Greek laws that insist on the right of migrant and asylum-seeking children to an education, severe policies and unfulfilled promises made by the government mean many are missing out on education, with some children having never had any formal education at all since leaving their home country. A report … Read more →

The protests began on 16 April when students in Managua started a protest after a failure of government to adequately respond to forest fires in the Indio Maiz Nature Reserve, which contains some of Nicaragua’s most protected rainforest. The incident was described by a Nicaraguan ecologist as being ‘the most dramatic ecological disaster ever experienced by Nicaragua’. Two days later new protests took place as the government announced plans to … Read more →

Basic resources cut in Basra State of emergency declared as violent protests erupt Iraq’s second-largest city, Basra, faces a humanitarian crisis as protests erupted on the streets last week. Protests have now been ongoing for several days and have left a number of people injured and an estimated three fatalities. Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets and stormed government buildings and Najaf International Airport in Basra last week. Protesters … Read more →