Qatar charges an employer after investigating a tragic World Cup incident
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was riddled with controversies, particularly regarding the treatment of migrant workers.
Human rights abuses
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. set to win in Philippines election, beating current VP Leni Robredo
Votes are being counted from election day in the Philippines, and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son of the country’s former dictator, is presumed to make a landslide victory, with more than double the votes of the second-place nominee.
Bongbong would beat out Leni Robredo, the current Vice President
Disney’s “Mulan” ignites the company’s worst controversy in years
Disney’s decision to film “Mulan” in Xinjiang could solidify a worrying trend of major studios ignoring appalling human rights abuses to court Chinese money.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on global economies, “Mulan,” Disney’s latest live-action update of an animated classic, was expected to be one of
International Criminal Court says offshore detention centers violate international law, but will not prosecute Australian government
Responding to evidence from Australian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said that Australia’s offshore detention centers violate international law.
Yet despite finding that conditions in the centers are “cruel, inhuman or degrading”, the ICC will not prosecute the Australian government for human rights abuses.
Violence in Myanmar days after ICJ ruling to protect Rohingya
At least two people were killed and seven others injured after troops in Myanmar opened fire on civilians in a Rohingya village in Buthidaung, Rakhine State. Among the victims were two women, one of whom was pregnant.
Rakhine State, situated in the far southwest of the country, has been at