War, Greed and Mass Manipulation — Global Issues

UN rights chief appeals for a halt in forced returns to Myanmar — Global Issues

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Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021, overthrowing the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.  Since then, the country has been in the grip of a political, human rights and humanitarian crisis. The High Commissioner’s appeal comes after Malaysia deported more than 100 Myanmar nationals on…

Swat Women Wont Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time — Global Issues

Swat Women Wont Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time — Global Issues

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Women living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s idyllic Swat valley are determined that Taliban militants will not take root in their community again. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Inter Press Service Karachi, Oct 26 (IPS) – The rise in militancy in Swat still haunts many locals…

Iranian Women Fight in the Streets, But Also from Home — Global Issues

Iranian Women Fight in the Streets, But Also from Home — Global Issues

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Ammunition used by the Iranian secfurioty forces in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province during anti-regime protests. Credit: courtesy by Arina Moradi (copenhagen) Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Inter Press Service COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (IPS) – It’s been over a month since Bayan, a 30-year-old Persian language teacher, last left her home in the Kurdish…

U.S. Political Divides on Demographic Issues — Global Issues

U.S. Political Divides on Demographic Issues — Global Issues

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Republicans in general favor less immigration than Democrats. For example, a national Gallup poll in July 2022 found that the proportion saying immigration to America should be decreased was 69 percent among Republicans versus 17 percent among Democrats. Credit: Guillermo Arias / IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, October…

Activists Call Out 11 Muslim Member States to Repeal Death Penalty for Blasphemy — Global Issues

Activists Call Out 11 Muslim Member States to Repeal Death Penalty for Blasphemy — Global Issues

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Opinion by Soraya M. Deen, Christine M. Sequenzia (los angeles / washington dc) Friday, October 21, 2022 Inter Press Service LOS ANGELES / WASHINGTON DC, Oct 21 (IPS) – Eleven out of 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…

Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’ — Global Issues

Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’ — Global Issues

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Ian Fry, Australian National University Professor and Tuvalu’s former ambassador for Climate Change for over 21 years, was appointed in May by the UN Human Rights Council, as the first Special Rapporteur on climate, following the overwhelming vote to recognize the Right to a Healthy Environment, in 2021. “Human-induced climate…

UN rights chief deplores deadly use of force against protestors in Chad — Global Issues

UN rights chief deplores deadly use of force against protestors in Chad — Global Issues

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Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has deplored the deadly use of force against demonstrators, including killings by live ammunition, the Office said in a statement.  Thousands took to the streets in the capital, N’Djamena, and other cities on Thursday, to protest the 24-month extension of the transition to civilian…

Public Development Banks Cant Drag Their Feet When It Comes to Building a Sustainable Future — Global Issues

Public Development Banks Cant Drag Their Feet When It Comes to Building a Sustainable Future — Global Issues

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Civil society organisations at the Finance in Common Summit. Credit: Noel Emmanuel Zako Opinion by Bibbi Abruzzini (abidjan, ivory coast) Friday, October 21, 2022 Inter Press Service ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Oct 21 (IPS) – A coalition of civil society organisations is demanding public development banks (PDBs) to take radical and innovative…