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BC considers changes to UN law!
Photo credit: Times Colonist The chief of a First Nation in the Great Bear Rainforest says BC Premier David Eby risks losing the trust of Indigenous people and could fuel racism if he changes the declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. City News reports that Eby has said amendments may be necessary after a BC…
Shelters in Burundi overwhelmed as 80,000 flee violence in DRC!
Photo credit: African News As violence in the eastern DRC escalates, a growing number of people are being forced into refugee camps across the border in Burundi. Africanews reports that over 80,000 people have crossed the border from the DRC’s South Kivu since the start of December, according to the United Nations, bringing the total…
Judge convicted for helping migrant “evade arrest”
Photo credit: WCTI A Wisconsin judge has been found guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade ICE arrest in a victory for Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration. The Daily Mail reports that federal prosecutors had charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan with obstruction, a felony, and concealing an individual to prevent…
UN Secretary-General’s message on International Migrants’ Day
Migration is a powerful driver of progress — lifting economies, connecting cultures, and benefiting countries of origin and destination alike. Yet when migration is poorly governed or misrepresented, it can fuel hate and division, endangering the lives of people seeking safety and opportunity. Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing along land…
Nigeria: When airports and expressways are illusory projects! by Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Daily post Nigeria has about 30 airports and various expressways, with the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway still under construction at $12.5 billion. While I won’t say airports and expressways are not desirable, I know, not feel, that they are not as useful as agricultural estates. National priorities must follow national emergencies, and Nigeria’s most…
Former MP jailed for migration fraud!
Photo credit: NBN News A former federal Labour MP in Australia, Craig Thomson, has been jailed for four years for his role in a multi-million dollar visa fraud scheme and fraudulently receiving COVID-era payments. ABC News reports that Thomson had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of delivering a document containing a false statement and one…
Spanish Police Evict Thousands of Migrants!
Photo credit: Los Angeles Times It wasn’t easy for migrants in Spain as police in the country carried out eviction orders on Wednesday to clear an abandoned school building where around 400 of them were living in a square north of Barcelona. The AP reports that, knowing that the eviction order was coming, most of them…