human rights

Facing the prospect of a delayed flight can leave most of airline passengers feeling rather frustrated and anxious

5 steps to take if your flight is delayed

Accor Pacific today introduced a new gender transitioning policy to support its employees to navigate gender identity and affirmation at work. Aptly launched during Trans Awareness Week (13-20 Nov), this progressive new policy reflects Accor’s respect …

Russians cannot continue to spend their vacations in Europe as usual when their nation is waging a brutal war against neighboring state.
Finland will ban all Russian tourists from entering country

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the city-state has revoked a contentious old law banning gay sex
Singapore repeals colonial-era gay sex ban

US State Department warned that Russian security services have ‘singled out US citizens’ for ‘detention and … harassment’
US citizens in Russia told to depart Russia immediately

Most powerful passport holders are currently the most restricted and reluctant to enjoy their travel freedom
World’s most powerful passports have the least travel freedom

Over 120,000 people gather in Brussels for Belgian Pride 2022 –
After a two-year absence, Belgian Pride was making its long-awaited comeback this year. More than 120,000 participated in the Belgian Pride Parade. The streets of the capital were decked o…

European Union to suspend Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia –
The European Commission announced on Twitter today that it has issued the guidelines to help European Union states partially halt the Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russian Federatio…

America’s most endangered historic places in 2022 –
The National Trust for Historic Preservation today unveils its much-anticipated annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The eleven sites on the 2022 list repre…

First US state bans genderless option on birth certificates –
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a new bill into law yesterday, banning a ‘genderless’ option on birth certificates issued in the US state. By signing a new law, that made Ok…

On the 17th of March 2020 the Australian Government has implemented a total travel ban both outbound and inbound on all its residents. The ban was originally meant to be lifted on the 17th of September but there are talks to prolong it well into 2021. Make no mistake, while other countries still have an inbound travel ban (although the majority of them are slowly planning to lift it), Australia is the only democracy in the world with an outbound travel ban.