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Why Pride Month Still Matters: Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights? By TCRN Staff July 1, 2026 Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times A few days ago, the President of the Republic made a statement that sent ripples through the country: “I do not want to see Costa Rica anymore in those forums related to rights, diversities, and those things where the country is already, thank God, up to date.” Her words force us to confront a fundamental question: What does it actually

By Tariq Maqbool July 14, 2026 People chant slogans as they walk during a protest and shutter-down strike called by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), an alliance of civil society groups, in Neelum Valley, Pakistani Kashmir, June 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Credit: Reuters, Naseer ud Din MUZAFFARABAD, July 14 (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and supporters ​of a banned protest group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir ​killed nine people

By Alex Milan Durie and AFP Published On 27 Jun 2026 Six found and one missing, NGOs say, after arrests at memorial gatherings for protesters killed in 2024. "Kenyan police officers watch as activists place flowers on barbed-wire barrier during demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the deadly June 2024 youth-led anti-Finance Bill protests, on June 25, 2026 [AFP]" Credit: Al Jazeera Six people who were found “abandoned by the roadside” in Kenya allege that they were

By Rédaction Africanews Last updated: 12/07 - 14:20 Zimbabweans fleeing xenophobic violence and threats in South Africa arrived at a reception centre in the border town of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. Some returnees described being assaulted, robbed and forced from their homes and jobs, while aid workers provided medical care and transport to their final destinations. Zimbabwe's government said Tuesday it had helped nearly 21,300 of its citizens to return from South Africa in just o

By : Amarachi Okonkwo Date: 13 July 2026 11:50am WAT "Benue State Map" Credit: The Guardian (Nigeria) No fewer than 18 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by suspected gunmen on farming communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, with several others injured and many residents forced to flee their homes. The attacks, which occurred between Friday and the early hours of Sunday, targeted Akpachi village in the Ugboju community and Otukpo-Nobi community

Here's a look at the controversial Palestinian exhibit unveiled at Winnipeg's human rights museum. Public outrcry over Nakba display comes 'from people who haven't seen it,' CEO says. June 26, 2026 Ozten Shebahkege Fouad Sahyoun, a Palestinian who now calls Canada home, views the new Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Friday. (John Woods/The Canadian Press) Fouad Sahyoun flips through replicas of his grandfather's pro