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Durham District School Board meeting spirals out of control, raises concerns
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Durham District School Board meeting spirals out of control, raises concerns

Another Durham District School Board meeting was shut down after a question period spiraled out of control.  The meeting took place Monday night. The gallery filled with parents was cleared mid-meeting after concerned parents refused to quiet down during the question period. It covered topics including human trafficking awareness, the inclusiveness of the board’s Black…

Oman, US discuss countering human trafficking – Muscat Daily
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Oman, US discuss countering human trafficking – Muscat Daily

Muscat – H E Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al Harthy, Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs in Foreign Ministry, met Uzra Zeya, US Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance these….

Independence Day: Here are 66 challenges facing Ghana according to AI ChatGPT
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Independence Day: Here are 66 challenges facing Ghana according to AI ChatGPT

Every country faces their peculiar difficulties or challenges, however, Ghana’s case is a bizarre one. Ghana faces a wide range of challenges that can be grouped into different categories, including economic, social, political, and environmental challenges. Here are 66 challenges that Ghana faces, according to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ChatGPT: Economic Challenges: High levels of poverty…

UNICEF calls for protection of children in Mideast, North Africa ahead of World Children's Day
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UNICEF calls for protection of children in Mideast, North Africa ahead of World Children's Day

(Xinhua) 09:55, November 19, 2022 Since the beginning of this year, nearly 580 children have been killed in conflict or violence across several countries in the region, an average of more than 10 children every week, said UNICEF in a press release. UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday…

Dutch town loses case against Twitter over paedophilia conspiracy theories
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Dutch town loses case against Twitter over paedophilia conspiracy theories

By Euronews • Updated: 05/10/2022 A small Dutch town has lost its legal battle against Twitter over the spread of a baseless conspiracy theory. The municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk had demanded that all tweets linking the town to child abuse should be automatically removed. Unfounded allegations had claimed that a ring of Satan-worshipping paedophiles was active…

Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press
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Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press

Note: A complete summary of today’s Third Committee meetings will be available on Tuesday, 4 October. Briefing DELPHINE SCHANTZ, of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), expressed her agency’s support for Member States in their fight against drugs, corruption, terrorism and organized crime, including crimes that affect the environment, and cybercrime.  Championing…

For Indian Girls, 'Every Case of Trafficking Is a Failed Revolution' – The Diplomat
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For Indian Girls, 'Every Case of Trafficking Is a Failed Revolution' – The Diplomat

Human trafficking, an issue affecting mainly women and girls, is deeply rooted in India. Although it is difficult to measure the exact scale of the issue due to its hidden and illegal nature, thousands of women and girls are trafficked through the country every year, according to government statistics. There are many forms of human…

Meta Accused Of Human Trafficking and Union-Busting in Kenya – TIME
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Meta Accused Of Human Trafficking and Union-Busting in Kenya – TIME

Original article (with video) here. Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, and its largest outsourcing partner in Africa are facing new allegations of forced labor, human trafficking, and union busting in Kenya. Daniel Motaung, a former outsourced Facebook content moderator, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Nairobi accusing Meta and outsourcing firm Sama of multiple violations of…

The impact of COVID-19 on human rights
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The impact of COVID-19 on human rights

I want to focus on how COVID-19 has changed the structural environment in Latin America and what this means for human rights. Also, what it means for crime and anti-crime policies and consequently on human rights issues. Let me first start with those structural changes. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect so far…