“The Shame Games” Human Rights groups call to boycott 2022 Olympic Games in China
“It is unfortunate that history is repeating what happened 82 years ago with the Nazi Olympics in 1936.”
[TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse, sexual assault] Class-action suit alleges Catholic Church transferred abusers across the country to ‘protect’ them
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Inmates cause mayhem at St.Louis Justice Centre: Cry for help from horrible conditions
“We are dying at CJC in unheard-of numbers and being intentionally infected at alarming rates. In my homeland, that is the civilized country of America….THIS IS GENOCIDE.”
Mandatory COVID-19 hotels for travellers infringe Charter of Rights, according to Justice Centre
The Trudeau government received the cease and desist request last week.
Biden withdraws U.S. support from Saudi “offensive operations” in Yemen
President Joe Biden announced that he would end American support for Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led “offensive operations” in Yemen.
Toronto to remain in lockdown for two more weeks as Ontario plans to re-open economy
The Government of Ontario announced that the Toronto region will remain in lockdown for another two weeks at least, as the province prepares to re-open
Ontario mom fined $880 for having her in-laws babysit their grandkids
By her account, she was dropping her children off to their grandparents’ house for childcar
Investigation begins into allegations of inappropriate behaviour against former chief of defence
Two investigations are currently underway into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Jonathan Vance
India drops to 53rd rank in the 2020 Democracy Index global ranking
The Economist Intelligence Unit classified India as a “flawed democracy,” citing an erosion of civil liberties and “democratic backsliding” by authorities, reported Economic Times.
[TRIGGER WARNING: DETAILS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT] Former political consultant and Lincoln Project co-founder accused of sexually harassing 21 young men, including a 14-year-old boy
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Canadian Privacy authorities ruled Clearview AI surveillance of Canadians illegal
Clearview AI’s technology allowed law enforcement and commercial organizations to match photographs of unknown people against the company’s databank of more than 3 billion images, including of Canadians and children, for investigation purposes.
Petition to stop Mike Harris from receiving Ontario’s highest honor
Indigenous communities are also speaking out against the nomination.
Report suggests that border patrol is not humanitarian organization as claimed
The US Border Controls hails itself as a “humanitarian organization,” but an inquiry by two humanitarian NGOs dispute this claim. It criticizes the Border Patrol’s
Nodeep Kaur, Who Fought for Workers’ Rights, Faced Custodial Torture, Alleges Family
In her fight for workers’ rights amid the new agri-marketing laws in New Delhi, India, Nodeep Kaur has allegedly faced violent custodial torture upon her arrest.
[TRIGGER WARNING] German nuns allegedly sold orphaned children to sexual predators in decade-long scandal
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‘I want accountability,’ says mother whose son was detained in quarantine facility
The 20-year-old was taken into custody for taking the antigen test instead of PCR
Over 1,000 Doctors come together in a letter to address Ontario’s government for its treatment of LTC home residents
Doctors say there isn’t consistent information between the homes’ administrations and the provincial government.
Newly established Facebook Oversight Board overturns 4 of 5 items in its first decision
“Today’s decisions and future decisions made by the board are binding on Facebook, and we will restore or remove content based on their determination,” said Monica Bickert.
Disaster in Ethiopia: 750 murdered since November 2020
Residents in war-struck Tigray are living in isolation, fear, and hunger
BLM nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize of 2021. BLM started in 2013 in response to the acquittal
