Twenty states began signing an international agreement to address
violations of economic, social and cultural rights at the United
Nations in New York on Thursday.
US President Barack Obama has extended the trade
embargo against Cuba - missing an opportunity to improve the
human rights situation for people on the island.
A new Amnesty International report says that the sanctions on Cuba, imposed by the USA since 1962, are affecting Cubans' access to medicines and medical
technologies and endangering the health of millions.
Following a large-scale police operation, the families are now sleeping under plastic sheeting on land opposite the site of the
eviction. They are without food or blankets in cold, wet conditions.
Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions is endangering the lives of girls
and women, denying them life-saving treatment, preventing health
professionals from practi
