The United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued a report on the gravity of the humanitarian situation facing Palestinians in Gaza. RECAP: On 7 July 2014, the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, codenamed “Protective Edge”. The stated objective of the operation was to stop…
This is fresh off the press! July 22, 2014 – Cape Town: Human Rights Watch reports that on July 21, 2014 President Barack Obama signed an executive order prohibiting workplace discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity by companies awarded federal contracts. The order outlaws discrimination based on gender identity for federal employees and…
