Young climate activists take part in demonstrations at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland last year. Credit: UN News/Laura Quiñones by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) – The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout…
“We have documented many cases where counter-terrorism legislation and other criminal provisions have been used to harass, arrest, detain and convict civil society actors in Türkiye, including Dr. Fincancı, on spurious grounds”, the experts said in a statement. Blurred charges On 26 October, Ms. Fincancı, who helped develop UN reference…
They said unresolved legacies of trade and trafficking in enslaved Africans, as well as colonialism, post-colonial apartheid and segregation, continue to harm these children today. Discrimination, stereotypes and xenophobia The report by the Working Group on people of African descent highlights discrimination in areas that include the administration of justice,…
An art exhibition in Juba, supported by the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), seeks to educate people about gender and sexual based violence. Credit: UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis Opinion by Anwarul K. Chowdhury (new york) Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 08 (IPS) – Calling it “so disappointing…
Colosseum at the Prayer with the Pope and the representatives of the workd’s religions. Credit: Elena L. Pasquini by Elena Pasquini (rome) Monday, November 07, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Nov 07 (IPS) – Arms are raised, stretched out towards the sky, holding white cards with the word “peace” written in…
Noeleen Heyzer, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, talks with Rohingya refugees in a camp in Bangladesh. October 2022. Credit: Office of the Special Envoy on Myanmar Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Nov 04 (IPS) – For 10 days in November,…
PJAK copresident Zilan Vejin and a fellow fighter somewhere in the Kurdish mountains. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (iran-iraq border) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service IRAN-IRAQ BORDER, Nov 04 (IPS) – Iran-Iraq border -It usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through…
Mr. Türk has echoed calls from the UN Secretary-General to extend the truce and to work towards a negotiated settlement to bring the conflict to an end once and for all. The outbreak of war over seven years ago between a pro-Government, Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels – together with…
Alice Cruz, who advocates for people diagnosed with the age-old disease, delivered her latest report to the UN General Assembly in New York. She cited the physical impairments that leprosy causes, as well as discrimination based on harmful stereotypes surrounding the disease, as grounds for their full recognition in accordance…
While visiting the country from 31 October to 4 November, the members of the International Expert Mechanism gathered information on the existing legislative and regulatory measures for tackling racial discrimination. “The collection, publication and analysis of data disaggregated by race or ethnic origin in all aspects of life, especially regarding…
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