Caste bias exists in US, says Kshama Sawant

[ad_1] Washington: Kshama Sawant made history last month when Seattle adopted a resolution moved by her to ban caste-based discrimination, become the first US city to do so. She took and stared down critics like the Hindu American Foundation, a powerful advocacy group, and many Hindu Indian Americans who arguedContinue Reading

[ad_1] By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Soy production in Mato Grosso should reach a record 42.8 million tons in the 2022/23 harvest, the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) said on Monday, maintaining the projection released at the beginning of the month. The institute’s expectation may stillContinue Reading

Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says

[ad_1] Peru used “excessive and lethal force” driven by “marked racist bias” against a largely indigenous and campesino population, Amnesty International has concluded, following an investigation into more than two months of anti-government protests which have claimed at least 60 lives. An Amnesty International fact-finding mission investigated 46 possible casesContinue Reading