Day: August 12, 2020

TRUMP’S AMERICA: NO LONGER SAFE FOR REFUGEES

Explaining Canada’s Determination by Shaurya Shukla, Jurist Recently a Canadian court threw out the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the USA, finding that the detention centers in the United States violate the human rights of refugees. This pact compels… Read moreTRUMP’S AMERICA: NO LONGER SAFE FOR REFUGEES

Europe

Net silence as Belarus explodes into protest

Long-ruling strongman Alexander Lukashenko has cut off internet across most of Belarus as the country explodes into angry protests in the wake of contested presidential elections. Riot police are unleashing harsh repression, using rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades and water hoses against demonstrators in Minsk. One person… Read moreNet silence as Belarus explodes into protest