Human Wrongs Watch
By Human Rights Watch*
Two Years into Program, Thousands Face Violence, Trauma, Uncertainty
08/01/2021
US: ‘Remain in Mexico’ Harms Children, Families
08/01/2021
Storming of Capitol Hill Reminiscent of a Banana Republic
Human Wrongs Watch
– The storming of Capitol Hill in Washington DC by an unruly mob is reminiscent of an insurrection in a “banana republic” –as hilariously portrayed in the 1971 Woody Allen comedy “Bananas” spoofing a revolt in a fictional Latin American country.
But judged by the disastrous four-year administration of President Trump such a description is an insult to all banana republics.
US President Donald Trump at a meeting of the Security Council. Credit: United Nations
Trump’s presidency has been characterized by misgovernment, corruption, lies, xenophobia, nepotism, arrogance, and ultimately, contempt for the country’s democratic electoral process.
For long, America has been the world’s self-appointed cop ousting dictatorships and overthrowing authoritarian regimes (read: Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan), upholding human rights and preaching peace – even while selling millions of dollars in weapons to conflict-ridden countries.
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08/01/2021
Returning ‘Heroes’: Filipino Migrant Workers Met with a Devastated Economy
COVID-19 has exposed deep-seated cracks in the Philippines’ export-based and remittance-dependent economy.
Filipino Market in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. | CC BY-SA 4.0
7 January 2021 (openDemocracy)* — Filipino healthcare workers have found themselves thrust to the frontlines of the pandemic to care for the most vulnerable across the globe. The Philippines is one of the world’s leading labour-sending countries, facilitating the migration of an estimated 2.2 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during the period April to September 2019.
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08/01/2021
Brazil: Bolsonaro Cancels Purchase of Syringes for Vaccination
A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Chinese CoronaVac vaccine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 20, 2020. | Photo: Twitter/ @mlnangalama
