Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” ...

The sentencing on 19 April of 40 individuals, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, to harsh prison terms ranging between 13 and 66 years after being ...

Cotonou’s contemporary, elevated Ganhi Market, located in the heart of Cotonou, Benin, opened to the public December 7, 2024, serving as one of several new markets launching throughout the city ...

The Security Secretary recently alleged that some people were using issues unrelated to national security to “divide society” and stir “hatred against the SAR government and the central government.” ...

The legacy of this art is a liberatory one — our people, Black men and women, were principal actors in the fight for freedom throughout Colombia.” ...

I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like? One ...

Used to prosecuting civilians, Uganda’s military courts help entrench repression ahead of the 2026 elections. Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President ...

Click to expand Image Jennifer Vasquez Sura (C), the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural ...

Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.

Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.

Reacting to the conviction of 19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva for “repeated discreditation of the Russian armed forces,” Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty Internationals ...

As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools ...