Tag: Human welfare
Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power
<p>N’DJAMENA, Chad — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his three-decade long rule, running for a sixth time in this oil-producing...
Inmates sue over county’s handling of COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a dozen current and former inmates have sued Multnomah County over its handling of COVID-19.
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Canceled flights, expired clearances: resettlements in limbo
(RNS) — It’s been two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order he said would “begin the hard work of restoring our...
Letter: Prison shouldn’t shackle women who just had babies
ATLANTA — Women at a Georgia prison who have given birth just days or weeks earlier are improperly and inhumanely shackled and placed in...
Judge sets bail for some in sex abuse case at youth center
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Five men charged in a sex abuse case at a New Hampshire youth detention center made court appearances Friday.
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Kim compares North Korea’s economic woes to 1990s famine
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for waging another “arduous march” to fight severe economic difficulties, for the...
Transgender woman seeks transfer from Georgia men’s prison
<p>ATLANTA — A transgender woman held in a Georgia men's prison says she has been sexually assaulted repeatedly and denied necessary medical treatment and...
Inmates sue over county’s handling of COVID-19
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a dozen current and former inmates have sued Multnomah County over its handling of COVID-19. </p>
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Canceled flights, expired clearances: resettlements in limbo
<p>(RNS) — It’s been two months since President Joe Biden <a href="https://religionnews.com/2021/02/05/faith-based-refugee-resettlement-groups-describe-what-it-will-take-to-rebuild-program-after-trump-cuts/">signed an executive order</a> he said would “begin the hard work of restoring...
Letter: Prison shouldn’t shackle women who just had babies
<p>ATLANTA — Women at a Georgia prison who have given birth just days or weeks earlier are improperly and inhumanely shackled and placed in...