Canada’s temporary foreign workers subject to range of abuses: UN report – National
A recently released international report says Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is a “breeding ground” for contemporary slavery. The final…
Former Iranian official tells Canadian deportation hearing he was unaware of regime abuses – National
A former senior Iranian official facing deportation from Canada told a hearing Thursday he was unaware his boss had ordered…
John Pilger, high-profile journalist who exposed abuses, dies at 84
John Pilger, a crusading journalist and documentarian who helped expose state-sanctioned brutality and human-rights abuses in Cambodia and East Timor,…
H&M to ‘phase out’ sourcing from Myanmar amid increasing reports of labour abuses in garment factories
LONDON: The world's second-biggest fashion retailer, H&M, has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar, it told Reuters on Thursday…
Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that…
UN Security Council to meet on rights abuses in North Korea
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will meet publicly to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea next week,…