Biden admin has no plans to change how it treats Haitian migrants despite outrage from advocates

[ad_1] The Biden administration is under increasing pressure from human rights organizations to rethink its treatment of Haitian migrants trying to flee Haiti or currently living undocumented inside the U.S., but so far there are no plans to change course, three U.S. officials told NBC News. More than 480 human rights organizations sent a letter…

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Port-au-Prince teacher struggles to survive, hiding from gangs as violence continues

[ad_1] Port-au-Prince teacher Jose Netant once dedicated his life to educating young people in English and Spanish. Now, the 29-year-old has resorted to hiding under his mattress while struggling to survive as violence overtakes his neighborhood in Haiti’s capital. Netant, who taught at the Institution Mixte Tizanj Ayisyen, lives in Croix-des-Bouquets, once a cherished cultural…

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Australian rules football organizers unapologetic for stance on illicit drug testing

[ad_1] The governing body for Australian rules football was aware of players undertaking screening for illicit substances to avoid detection in game-related doping tests and its chief executive on Wednesday said he was “unapologetic” for it. Federal lawmaker Andrew Wilkie told Parliament of allegations made by the Melbourne Demons’ former club doctor and president that…

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U.N. chief calls for slavery reparations to overcome ‘generations of discrimination’

[ad_1] United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Monday for reparations over the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people as a way to tackle its legacy in today’s society, including systemic racism. From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported by European ships and merchants and sold into…

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