Australia launches national inquiry into sexual harassment
Australia has announced that it will hold a national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment.
The investigation is in part a response to the global #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins said.
The government described the inquiry, to take 12 months, as the most comprehensive of its type globally.
It will aim to implement sweeping standards, including potentially the introduction of new criminal laws.
"MeToo has resulted in a lot of women and men speaking out about sexual harassment and
US forces preparing for North Korea to hand over war dead
US military in South Korea expect to receive remains of unknown number of missing US or allied service members
US forces in South Korea are preparing for the North Koreans to turn over the remains of an unknown number of US or allied service members who have been missing since the Korean war, US officials have said.
The officials said the timing of a ceremony remained uncertain, but could be soon. The officials were not authorised to discuss the preparations before an official announcement, and requested anonymity.
More than 36,000 US troops died in the conflict, including those listed as missing in action. Close to 7,700 US troops remain unaccounted for from the Korean war, and about 5,300 of those were lost in North Korea.
'It feels like home': How safe spaces are being created for traumatised women and girls in Rohingya refugee camps
On World Refugee Day, UN urges people to celebrate spirit and humanity of displaced people and do more to support them
Aid workers have for months been warning of the devastation that would be caused when the monsoon rains arrive at the sprawling camps housing more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. When the downpour finally came, it was worse than anyone feared.
In just four days, Cox’s Bazar received two-thirds of the average rainfall expected in the month of June. More than 100 landslides have been reported, several people have died and hundreds of families have been made homeless, forced to sleep in mosques or crowd into shelters with their relatives.
Ahead of World Refugee Day on Wednesday, the UN released a report showing that the number of displaced people in the world has risen to a new record high of 68.5 million, and highlighting the plight of the Rohingya fleeing persecution in Myanmar as one of the biggest drivers pushing up that number.
DW reporter sexually harassed during World Cup broadcast
Reporter Julieth Gonzalez Theran was sexually harassed while broadcasting live from the World Cup in Russia. Bundesliga referee Bibiana Steinhaus has described the incident as "unacceptable.
It happened at lightning speed. Correspondent Julieth Gonzalez Theran was reporting live from the Russian city of Saransk for DW's Spanish news channel when a man appeared out of nowhere, grabbed her breast and kissed her on the cheek.
After a brief moment of shock, she continued talking into the camera, while the man disappeared back into the crowd.
In Iran, a World Cup poster devoid of female fans attracts mockery
To show their support for the Iranian national team in the 2018 World Cup, an Iranian firm put an enormous poster on the side of a building in the centre of the capital, Tehran. It reads: “Together, we are champions. One nation, one heartbeat.” However, the fact that there are no women on the poster sparked anger on social media and eventually resulted in the poster being taken down.
This poster shows about 15 exuberant men holding up a golden trophy. The crowd includes footballers and civilians. Some are wearing suits, while others are wearing more traditional garb. The crowd includes people with different skin tones and different hair. But it doesn’t contain a single woman.
Hungary set to criminalise aiding migrants with 'Stop Soros' bill
Set of controversial laws targeting NGOs will impose jail terms on anybody seen to be aiding illegal immigration.by Philip Heijmans
The Hungarian parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on a set of controversial laws targeting NGOs that would impose jail terms on anybody seen to be aiding illegal immigration.
Passage of the so-called 'Stop Soros' set of laws, which was a key campaign promise by Prime Minister Viktor Orban during his successful re-election bid in April's general elections, is all but assured with his Fidesz party holding a supermajority in parliament.
The laws have been universally condemned by human rights groups, members of the European Parliament and the United Nations as an attack on the fundamental human rights of both asylum-seekers and those who protect them.
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