Day: July 9, 2019

UN rights chief says troubled by Hong Kong violence

UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by conditions in US for migrants

2:01 pm July 9, 2019

Geneva: The United Nations’ human rights chief said Monday she was “appalled” by the conditions migrants and refugees face in US detention facilities, intensifying a challenge to the Trump administration’s immigration policies. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said children stopped by border agents should never be held in immigration detention facilities […]

Indian visitor in US extradited to Germany for raping minor

1:58 pm July 9, 2019

New York: An Indian national in the US has been extradited to Germany after it emerged that he was wanted in the European nation for allegedly raping a minor. Identified with his single name Talwar, he lawfully entered into the US as a visitor, with authorisation to remain until October 6, 2019, the US Immigration […]

Trump raises eyebrows in promoting his environment record

1:53 pm July 9, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump is promoting what he is calling his administration’s “environmental leadership” despite its sweeping rollbacks of landmark environmental and public health protections. Critics are calling it a credulity-straining gesture aimed at winning over voters worried about climate change and pollution. Trump’s speech at the White House on Monday afternoon will focus on […]

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