On the suspension bridge that crosses the Vilcanota River, in the village of Secsencalla, in the Andes highlands region of Cuzco, Peru, a group of men who have been taking steps towards a new form of masculinity without machismo pose for a photo. From left to right: Saul Huamán, Rolando…
Bindya Rana, a Karachi-based transgender activist and founder and president of Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA), and Shahzadi Rai, a Karachi-based transgender person, believe that the debate over the law protecting the rights of transgender persons is problematic. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Thursday, October 06, 2022 Inter Press Service…
More than 35 people have been killed, according to news reports, many of them children, said the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. “UNICEF condemns all forms of violence against children. No child should be a target or witness of violence anywhere, anytime”, said a statement released by the agency. According to…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Wednesday, October 05, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Oct 05 (IPS) – After President Putin had given a speech, garnered with accusations and myths, a mega-show at the Red Square celebrated the re-entry of four Ukrainian regions to the bosom of Mother Russia. This while a…
In findings issued in a report by the UN Joint Human Rights Office in DRC (UNJHRO) and the UN Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), the authors indicated that 93 per cent of the 3,618 registered cases of “torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment” affecting 4,946 victims had happened in areas…
Credit: UNICEF Opinion by Amy West, Sharon Iwachu (washington dc) Wednesday, October 05, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Oct 05 (IPS) – This year commemorates the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. While the last decade has seen greater attention on the positive development needs of…
Women gather at the Punto Violeta, a center where different government agencies and social organisations seek to address the gender-based violence suffered by women in the Padre Mugica neighborhood, or Villa 31, a shantytown in Argentina’s capital city. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman/IPS by Daniel Gutman (buenos aires) Tuesday, October 04, 2022 Inter…
Experts say pastoralists are at the edge of climate change adaptability due to perennial prolonged dry spells and occasional drought. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, October 04, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Oct 04 (IPS) – The sight of children begging for water from motorists along the Garissa…
Opinion by Gypsy Guillen Kaiser (new york) Tuesday, October 04, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – “This woman sitting next to me, Maria Ressa, is a Nobel laureate and a convicted criminal,” said barrister Amal Clooney, who co-leads the international legal team representing Ressa. The founder of…
A meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Credit: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré Opinion by Meenakshi Ganguly (new delhi) Monday, October 03, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Oct 03 (IPS) – Meenakshi Ganguly is South Asia director at Human Rights WatchThe economic, political, and human rights calamity gripping Sri…
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