Author: Bruce Snyder

New York, Brussels (21/12 – 60). Tajikistan regime’s crimes committed against humanity breeds an atmosphere of fear and oppression amomgst the Pamiri community was the verdict of a United Nations human rights mission conducted by Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, after a recent visit to the country earlier this month. She described the situation of human rights defenders in Tajikistan as an atmosphere of corruption and the fear of persecution. She called on the government to treat human rights defenders as allies, not opponents. There is a violent repression of the ethnic and religious minority – Pamir Ismailis – and it…

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JACKSON NOMINATED FOR END-OF-YEAR HONORS AFTER CO-CAPTAINING U-17 WYNT AT WORLD CUP A creative and commanding force in the midfield for the U.S. Under-17 Women’s Youth National Team, Riley Jackson has been nominated for the 2022 Chipotle U.S. Young Female Player of the Year award. As the U.S. Women’s Youth National Team programming returned from its COVID-imposed hiatus, the criteria to be eligible for the 2022 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year returned: any player who played at least one full international match for any of the USA’s Women’s Youth National Teams is eligible for the award. With…

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