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Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist held captive by Russia for more than a year, died while in Russian detention, Ukrainian officials confirmed Thursday. Petro Yatsenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Prisoners of War Coordination Headquarters, told Ukrainian television that the circumstances...

Japan’s Upper and Lower Houses have passed a long sought-after bill to provide compensation to people with disabilities who were forcibly sterilized under the former Eugenic Protection Law. The bill was compiled by a cross-party group of Diet members in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in July...

Zimbabwe’s government is to start distributing $20 million as initial compensation to local Black and foreign white farmers whose land was taken from them during the land invasions more than two decades ago. According to the country’s finance minister, the move is part of a broader effort by the...

Research conducted by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) revealed that 67 nuclear tests performed between 1946 and 1958 by the United States Government in the Marshall Islands left communities displaced and contributed to radioactive land and sea pollution.  Through workshops and consultations...

In a landmark ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled against the State of Chile in the case of Vega González et al. vs. Chile. The ruling refers to 14 criminal proceedings concerning executions, forced disappearances, and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the Chilean...

California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Governor Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges. The governor was joined by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus for a signing...

In the Serb-majority Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a new educational curriculum will teach elementary students about the roles of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, referring to them as leaders in a “defensive war of liberation.” The curriculum omits...

Lima, Peru—The controversial legacy of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori re-emerged this week following his death at age 86. Fujimori, who ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000, initially gained widespread support for stabilizing the economy and combating the Shining Path insurgency. As his...

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held rallies in camps to mark the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown in Myanmar that forced them to flee. Refugees from children to the elderly waved placards and chanted slogans on August 25 in the camps in Cox’s Bazar, demanding...

On Aug. 4, 2020, hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate detonated in a Beirut Port warehouse. The gigantic blast tore through the Lebanese capital, killing at least 218 people and wounding more than 6,000 others, according to an AP count. The blast stunned the nation and a probe by a maverick...