Tag: Human welfare
UN experts slam UK report for repackaging ‘racist tropes’
LONDON — A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that...
UN experts slam UK report for repackaging ‘racist tropes’
LONDON — A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that...
LA homeless spending could near $1B as crisis rages
LOS ANGELES — Faced with an out-of-control homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday will propose spending nearly $1 billion in the...
Underwriter withdraws from Alabama prison lease project
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The underwriter for a project to build two prisons in Alabama announced that it is pulling out following criticism that it...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling
BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading...
Albania: Airport opens at former site of war refugee camp
TIRANA, Albania — Albania opened a low-cost airport Sunday at the site of a former refugee camp to boost tourism in one of its...
Zimbabwe frees some inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in jails
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has begun releasing about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion to reduce the threat of COVID-19...
Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief
Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand.
As the co-founder of the Chicago-based...
