The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the marginalization of vulnerable groups like persons with disabilities. In Nigeria, disabled people accounted for one third of those living in extreme poverty leaving aid groups scrambling to help those in need during the pandemic
As the Syria crisis reaches the 10-year mark, millions of refugees face unprecedented hardship due to rising poverty, lack of opportunities and the impact of COVID-19. 35-year-old Syrian refugee Hala described the downward spiral their lives have taken since fleeing the conflict in their home country and coming to Lebanon 10 years ago
Abortion is illegal in Malawi, unless the mother’s life is at risk, but that doesn’t stop an estimated 140,000 women per year having unsafe terminations that leave 12,000 women dead and countless others permanently scarred
Four men were arrested by the authorities on suspicion of violent robberies, on the 8th and 9th of March, in the parishes of Alvalade and Avenidas Novas, in Lisbon, Portugal
Aid groups say the number of migrants gathering at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to apply for asylum or refugee status has been steadily increasing since the Biden Administration took office
Detained women’s rights activist Li Qiaochu and veteran rights campaigner Li Yufeng have been announced as the joint winners of a prestigious human rights prize made annually to Chinese activists mark the March 14, 2014 death in police custody of rights advocate Cao Shunli
Britain is preparing for tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to apply for special visas to settle in the UK – after the government launched a new scheme offering fast-track citizenship to residents of the former British colony. Britain’s move, in response to China’s crackdown on basic freedoms
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020 is still very present in the daily lives of its people as they work to rebuild – and heal – amid a peace that many see as fragile
In an ethnic Tatar village in Russia’s Omsk region, drinking water comes from the ice of a local lake, which is cut in winter, carried, and stored for year-round use. It’s a good business for those who do the hard work of collecting the ice, and locals claim the clean water contributes to their longevity