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Human Rights - Page 4

September 5, 2026
Editor's Choice/Human Rights

The Billion-Dollar Debt Behind Rich Dad, Poor Dad

For generations of aspiring investors, Robert Kiyosaki’s name has been closely associated with a simple but provocative proposition: debt can be a tool for building wealth. His 1997 bestseller, Rich Dad, Poor

Human Rights/World

EU Return Hubs Face Backlash Over Risks to Children

Save the Children has called for the European Union to abandon plans for deportation centres in countries outside the bloc, warning that the proposed facilities could expose children to serious violations of their rights. The child protection organisation said so-called

September 4, 2026

Burkina Faso’s Humanitarian Squeeze

Diplomacy/Geopolitics/Human Rights

In Burkina Faso, even a photograph of a person receiving a sack of rice is becoming a matter of state regulation. This summer, the

Pakistan Faces UN Scrutiny Over Baloch Student’s Alleged Killing

Human Rights/Pakistan/World

UN experts have expressed grave concern over the alleged enforced disappearance, torture and extrajudicial killing of Imran Ali in Balochistan, urging Pakistan to conduct

Hamas Welcomes Trump Call for Israel to Halt Gaza Attacks

August 17, 2026
Business/Human Rights

Hamas has welcomed statements by US President Donald Trump calling on Israel to stop its attacks in the Gaza Strip, describing the remarks as a confirmation of his commitment to the ceasefire

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Myanmar Verifies Nearly 309,000 Rohingya for Possible Repatriation

August 17, 2026
Human Rights/Myanmar/World

Myanmar’s military government has verified nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh as former residents of troubled Rakhine State, but repatriation will proceed only after security conditions improve in the region,

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Vietnam Targets Natural Sex Ratio by 2035

August 17, 2026
Human Rights/Vietnam/World

Vietnam aims to reduce its sex ratio at birth to the natural level of about 106 boys for every 100 girls by 2035, according to a draft plan from the Ministry of

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Congo Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest in Country’s History

August 17, 2026
Human Rights/World

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest Ebola outbreak in

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The Bathroom Refuge: How Smartphones Are Reclaiming Our Last Moments of Solitude

August 16, 2026
Health/Human Rights

The smartphone has turned even the bathroom into a place of digital escape, raising wider questions about attention, relationships and the ability to disconnect. For many people, controlling the amount of time

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China’s Ethnic Unity Law and the New Propaganda War

August 16, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics/Human Rights

On July 1, 2026, the day China’s new Ethnic Unity law went into effect, a storm of criticism ensued. All major Western media, governments, politicians and human rights groups raced to denounce

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Why Sri Lanka Must Not Revive the Death Penalty?

August 16, 2026
Human Rights/Sri Lanka

Once again, the spectre of the hangman has returned to Sri Lanka’s policy discourse. At the “Ratama Ekata” National Operations Council convened at the Presidential Secretariat on 10 August 2026, the imposition

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Saudi Arabia’s Death Row Holds Dozens of Ethiopians Facing Execution

August 15, 2026
Human Rights/Saudi Arabia/World

“I have two minutes of phone time left. I don’t know if I will still be alive tomorrow. If we speak again, I will be very grateful to you.” Those were the

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Afghanistan’s Education Crisis Threatens a Generation

August 15, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics/Human Rights

Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the country’s education crisis is becoming a wider threat to its social and economic future. Girls remain barred from school beyond the

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Morocco Shows How Migration Has Become Weaponized

August 15, 2026
Columns/Human Rights

On July 30, 2026, enormous crowds crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Within hours, Spanish authorities estimated that roughly 72,000 had entered Ceuta, overwhelming a city of just 83,000 residents.

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