Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: Human Rights Watch

Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: Human Rights Watch

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler is using the oil-rich kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund to bankroll vanity projects linked to a host of rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday (November 20, 2024). A 93-page report from the New York-based group describes how […]

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Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary

Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States […]

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Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services : NPR

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services : NPR

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., on Nov. 1. Trump has now tapped Kennedy for his administration. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former independent presidential candidate […]

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Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements

Displaced Palestinians make their way after fleeing the northern part of Gaza amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, on November 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said […]

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Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: Human Rights Watch

Saudi Arabia launches digital platform to ensure wage protection, human rights of expat workers

File image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters With a series of digitally enforceable measures and platforms, Saudi Arabia is getting ready to ensure a more secure working condition for foreign workers, including those from India. A group of officials from the Human Resources and Social Development Ministry here on Thursday presented […]

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Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations on Sunday (October 13, 2024) to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, said Russian troops shot and killed nine […]

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Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations on Sunday (October 13, 2024) to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, said Russian troops shot and killed nine […]

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Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: Human Rights Watch

Trump praises Modi, says he is the ‘nicest human being’ but can also be a ‘total killer’

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs U.S. President Donald Trump as they give joint statements in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2017. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described Mr. Modi’s change in demeanour in […]

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Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: Human Rights Watch

U.K. auction house withdraws sale of ‘Naga Human Skull’ amid outcry

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. | Photo Credit: ANI A U.K. auction house has withdrawn a ‘Naga Human Skull’ from its lots for a live online sale on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) following outcry in India over the issue. The Swan auction house at Tetsworth in Oxfordshire had a series of skulls and other remains […]

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