The three-member Commission is pushing for the issue to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court. They stressed that under international humanitarian law, the occupation of territory in wartime is a temporary situation and does not deprive the occupied power of its statehood or…
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, known in English as The Prophet’s Mosque, in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia. Credit: Unsplash/Yasmine Arfaoui Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 18 (IPS) – The recent conflict between the United States…
He warned that the latest alarming airstrikes risk seriously worsening the already devastating impact the fighting is having on civilians. “Since 31 August we have received numerous reports of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian objects due to airstrikes and artillery strikes in Tigray – disruptions to communication make…
Opinion by Harvey Dupiton (new york) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 17 (IPS) – Talks of an inevitable U.S. military intervention in Haiti are brewing within diplomatic circles. Without any constitutional or legal authority, our Haitian de facto government gave the green light for special forces…
Protesters attend a march against the military coup in Myanmar. Credit: Unsplash/Pyae Sone Htun Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The update on September 26, 2022, of the human rights situation in Myanmar to the UN Human Rights Council says…
A school destroyed during a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. September 2022. Credit: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in a never-ending flow of arms to…
One of the amendments is a revision of the criminal code that establishes sentences of up to three years in prison for “publicly disseminating false information” on digital plaftorms. “Under international human rights law, freedom of expression is not limited to ‘truthful’ information, but applies to ‘information and ideas…
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 14 (IPS) – Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities. This…
Lourdes Barreto squats in her greenhouse garden in the village of Huasao in the municipality of Oropesa, in the Andes highlands of the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, proudly pointing to her purple lettuce, grown with natural fertilizers and agroecological techniques. CREDIT: Mariela Jara/IPS by Mariela Jara (cuzco, peru) Thursday, October…
Girls are primarily victims of sexual exploitation (72% of detected girl victims), while boys are mainly subjected to forced labour (66% of detected boy victims). by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, October 13, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Oct 13 (IPS) – A common feature to religions – including the monotheistic ones…
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