Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights?
Why Pride Month Still Matters: Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights? By TCRN Staff July 1, 2026 Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times A few days ago, the President of the Republic made a statement that sent ripples through the country: “I do not want to see Costa Rica anymore in those forums related to rights, diversities, and those things where the country is already, thank God, up to date.” Her words force us to confront a fundamental question: What does it actually
The Costa Rica News
Jul 14
31 years since Sri Lanka bombed church full of Tamil refugees
Jul 10, 2026 The 31st anniversary of the bombing of St Peter's Church in Navaly, Jaffna, was commemorated on Thursday evening, as relatives of those killed, members of the public and clergy paid tribute to the victims of one of the deadliest attacks on civilians of the entire armed conflict. The remembrance was held at St Peter's Church, where the parish priest led religious observances, after which relatives of the dead and members of the public laid flowers and lit candles
Tamil Guardian
Jul 14
Qatar Addresses crisis in Sudan at UN Human Rights Council
July 3, 2026 By Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs At UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, July 03, 2026. Credit: Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs The State of Qatar has expressed deep concern over the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, calling on all parties to the conflict to respect international law and engage in dialogue to reach a lasting peace. The remarks were given on Friday by HE Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Dr Hind Abdulrahman
Yemen Risks War as Saudi and Houthis Exchange Airstrikes
By Fatma Khaled and Samy Magdy July 14, 2026 Houthi supporters walk in front of posters of some top Iranian scientists who have been killed in Israeli strikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, July 13, 2026. Credit: AP Photo, Osamah Abdulrahman CAIRO (AP) — A truce that ended nearly a decade of war in Yemen has mostly held since 2022. It is being severely tested four years later, as tensions tied to the war in Iran risk spilling over. The civil war in Yemen that began in 2014 eventua
Associated Press
Jul 14
Nine Killed in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Clashes
By Tariq Maqbool July 14, 2026 People chant slogans as they walk during a protest and shutter-down strike called by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), an alliance of civil society groups, in Neelum Valley, Pakistani Kashmir, June 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Credit: Reuters, Naseer ud Din MUZAFFARABAD, July 14 (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and supporters of a banned protest group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed nine people
Reuters
Jul 14
Ousted PM Hasina faces prison if she returns to Bangladesh
By Reuters July 13, 2026 Sheikh Hasina speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the Prime Minister's residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 8, 2024. Credit: Reuters, Mohammad Ponir Hossain DHAKA, July 13 (Reuters) - Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, a senior official said on Monday, days after Hasina told Reuters she planned to go back in December and surrender to a court
Reuters
Jul 14
