Human rights in Ukraine still ‘dire’ amid wide-ranging violations: OHCHR — Global Issues

Human rights in Ukraine still ‘dire’ amid wide-ranging violations: OHCHR — Global Issues

“The international armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants”, the executive summary states, adding that the Office has “verified numerous allegations of arbitrary deprivation of life, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment, and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).” During the reporting…

Rights expert urges India to stop crackdown on Kashmir activists — Global Issues

Rights expert urges India to stop crackdown on Kashmir activists — Global Issues

Her appeal follows the latest arrest of prominent rights defender Khurram Parvez, who has been in detention for more than a year on charges related to conspiracy and terrorism.   “Indian authorities appear to be intensifying the long-standing repression of Kashmiri civil society,” Ms. Lawlor said.  “The State must respect its…

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes — Global Issues

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes — Global Issues

The Agenda sets out a series of action-oriented game changing commitments, from making smarter food choices to re-evaluating water as a powerful economic driver, and part of the Earth’s cultural heritage. Water-secure future for all The conference, and its 2,000 participants, forged an “ambitious vision”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

UNICEF calls for urgent support to save millions from desperate hunger in Yemen — Global Issues

UNICEF calls for urgent support to save millions from desperate hunger in Yemen — Global Issues

Eight brutal years of conflict have left around 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance and many of their families facing serious malnourishment. “The lives of millions of vulnerable children in Yemen remain at risk due to the almost unimaginable, unbearable, consequences of the crushing, unending war,” said Peter…

UN chief calls for solidarity as month of giving begins — Global Issues

UN chief calls for solidarity as month of giving begins — Global Issues

The UN chief drew a parallel between the spirit of “understanding and compassion” which characterizes Ramadan, and the mission of the United Nations, “to foster dialogue, unity and peace.” “In these challenging times, my thoughts are with those facing conflict, displacement and suffering. I join everyone observing Ramadan to call…

Challenges & Prospects for Peace & Human Security — Global Issues

Challenges & Prospects for Peace & Human Security — Global Issues

Opinion by Shivan Fazil, Alaa Tartir (stockholm, sweden) Friday, March 24, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 24 (IPS) – Over the past two decades Iraq has been affected by several waves of intense conflict and violence. The 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United…

Beatriz v. El Salvador Case Could Set Precedent on Abortion in Latin America — Global Issues

Beatriz v. El Salvador Case Could Set Precedent on Abortion in Latin America — Global Issues

On Mar. 22, 2023, dozens of people watched a live broadcast from San José, Costa Rica, on a large screen at the University of El Salvador, in San Salvador, of the open hearing of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, listening to the testimony of witnesses in the Beatriz v….

Turkish Writer Pinar Selek Faces Her Fifth Life Sentence — Global Issues

Turkish Writer Pinar Selek Faces Her Fifth Life Sentence — Global Issues

Pinar Selek, a Turkish writer, is the victim of one of the most Kafkaesque trials in Turkey’s history. Credit: Juantxo Egaña/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (biarritz, france) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service BIARRITZ, France, Mar 23 (IPS) – The woman we’re meeting in a house on the outskirts of Biarritz…

Challenges & Prospects for Peace & Human Security — Global Issues

Burkina Faso Home to Almost Half of Closed Schools in Central & West Africa — Global Issues

Opinion by Marine Olivesi (ouagadougou, burkina faso) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Mar 23 (IPS) – Over a million children in Burkina Faso are currently affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of over 40 per cent since…