Report finds Canadian TRC’s major calls to action still unaddressed and other stories
Today we look at a report on the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, France’s withdrawal from the Timbuktu military base in Mali, and more
Canadian court upholds compensation order for Indigenous children and other stories
Today we look at a court ruling in Canada to provide compensation for Indigenous children affected by the foster system, the dropping of all charges against 3 leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa, and more
Afghan politicians meet with Taliban leaders in Kabul amid protests and other stories
Today we look at protests in Afghanistan as Taliban members meet with political leaders, the GIEI report on human rights abuses during the 2019 Bolivian coup, and more
John A. Macdonald: Canada’s first prime minister and the architect of “Indian residential schools”
On August 14, protestors in Canada toppled a statue of John A. Macdonald, the country’s first prime minister. Macdonald was responsible for some of the most atrocious crimes against Indigenous people.
Indigenous groups call for the cancellation of Canada Day
The 154th Canada Day comes a day after 182 unmarked graves were found near a former residential school in British Columbia.
Graves of 215 Indigenous children in Canada brings back memories of cultural genocide
Indigenous activists and progressive groups in Canada have called for the government to commit to the process of reconciliation and speed up the identification of children who lost their lives in the notorious “Indian residential schools”
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
- Israel carries out new massacre in “humanitarian safe zone” in Khan Younis
- Edmundo González has left Venezuela.
- 300,000 march against Macron’s appointment of conservative prime minister
- Right-wing fear mongering over gangs in Colorado obscures larger issue of landlord neglect
