Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

More than 44 people died, and over a dozen were injured, after riots broke out on Monday at the prison, located in the northern city of Santo Domingo, OHCHR Spokesperson Liz Throssell said, citing the authorities.  The riots were reportedly provoked by the transfer of a prisoner known as ‘Anchundia’,…

Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“As a moral duty, a legal obligation, and a strategic imperative – let’s put human rights where they belong: Front and centre in the fight against terror,” Mr. Guterres said in a video message to the High-Level International conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism.  The two-day event is…

Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, & Play a More Pivotal and Active Role — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Purnaka de Silva (new york) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 10 (IPS) – “Whatever the circle of hell in which we live, I think we are free to break out of it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre, Preface to the Deutsche Gramaphon recording of No Exit…

Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attack on mining site — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

At least 38 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the attacks carried out by the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo (CODECO) at the Blakete-Plitu mining site. More civilians were displaced and reported missing when the attackers set fire to nearby Malika village, where they also reportedly raped…

Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Speaking at a press conference alongside Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, the UN chief said: “Moldova is not just another country receiving refugees [and] … I am deeply concerned about the continuation and possible spread of the war Russia is waging in Ukraine, and by…

Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform — Global Issues

Guterres welcomes new acting chief of UN projects services — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The office serves as the UN’s operational arm, dedicated to implementing projects for the Organization, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world.  ‘Uplifting lives’ The development came following the resignation yesterday of Executive Director Grete Faremo. “It has been my great privilege to lead UNOPS. I continue…

Opacity Surrounds Fossil Fuels in Mexico — Global Issues

Opacity Surrounds Fossil Fuels in Mexico — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Lack of disclosure of contracts, payments and socio-environmental impacts characterize Mexico’s coal industry. The picture shows workers at the Nueva Rosita coal mine in the northern state of Coahuila. CREDIT: Courtesy of Cristóbal Trejo by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, May 09 (IPS)…