On 10 June 2019, hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong rallied against a bill which critics fear allows China to target political opponents in the region and more than 12 people have already been arrested. The controversial extradition bill would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland China for trial. Organisers estimate that one million people took part in Sunday’s march – a figure that accounts for … Read more →
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces kill 118: Calls for a civil transition authority peak as protests continue
The political crisis in Sudan has reached a peak after last week’s brutal military crackdown. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a feared paramilitary unit, are reported to have killed 118 people in the crackdown, with at least 40 bodies pulled from the River Nile in Khartoum on 4 June. The international community has also been calling for an end to the violent and unjust use of excessive and deadly force … Read more →
Heavy Bombing of Idlib Kills 134 Children
According to UNICEF, the UN children agency, 134 children have been killed in the past few weeks of heavy bombing conducted by the Syrian-Russian military alliance. The children, and three million other civilians in the Idlib region, are trapped in one of the last places held by rebel groups after Syria’s eight-year civil war and half the population has fled to the city from other parts of the country. “Children … Read more →
Opposition to Trump’s UK Visit Grows
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are making a state visit to the UK from 3 to 5 June. While Mr Trump will only be the third US president to make a state visit to the UK, he is arguably the most controversial figure and many have opposed the visit. His policies – from the executive order that restricts entry to the US from certain countries, to … Read more →
Iraq Repatriates 188 Turkish Children of Suspected Islamic State Members
Iraqi authorities handed over 188 Turkish children of suspected Islamic State members to Turkey on 29 May at Baghdad airport, where they boarded a plane and prepared to fly home, officials from Iraq’s judiciary and UNICEF said. “The central investigations court which is responsible for the terrorism file and foreign suspects has handed the Turkish side 188 children left behind by Daesh terrorists in Iraq,” said Judge Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar, the … Read more →
World Health Organization: New Legislation No Longer Categorises Being Transgender as a Mental Health Condition
In a landmark move for LGBT+ and gender rights worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has passed a new legislation that no longer categorises being transgender as a mental health condition. However, on 25 May 2019 this policy was finally changed at the 72nd session of the WHO Assembly in Geneva. The declassification of the WHO policy will now remove the ability of governments to use discriminatory policies requiring transgender … Read more →