UN Report Details Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan — Global Issues

UN Report Details Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan — Global Issues

Opinion by John Sifton (new york) Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 08 (IPS) – This week, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released his first report. It is a catalog of abuses under Taliban rule since August 2021 and their…

UN Report Details Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan — Global Issues

Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’ — Global Issues

Published jointly by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the document reports gross abuses of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law in Unity state. Verified violations Violations were committed during clashes between…

A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars — Global Issues

A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars — Global Issues

Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people – 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan – are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives. Credit: UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, September 06, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Sep 06…

Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office — Global Issues

Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office — Global Issues

Five men were executed in the early hours of 4 September 2022, an act which, says the Office, was in stark violation of the State of Palestine’s own domestic law and its obligations under international law. Three were convicted of murder and two of “collaboration” with Israel. According to media…

A Plea for the Creation of a UN Youth Assembly — Global Issues

A Plea for the Creation of a UN Youth Assembly — Global Issues

Credit: United Nations Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Monday, September 05, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 05 (IPS) – There are many ways the UN can have a sizeable role in promoting the engagement and participation of youth and helping them becoming a central pillar of a new…

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

Helen Grant Opinion by Yasmine Sherif, Helen Grant (new york) Friday, September 02, 2022 Inter Press Service Helen Grant Despite the progress made in recent decades, gender inequality between girls and boys, in all their diversity, is deepening. According to a recent United Nations report, the interlinked crises: of armed conflicts,…

To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh — Global Issues

To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh — Global Issues

Two among the several foreign players currently training with the Nagorno-Karabakh squad. Credit: Anush Ghavalyan/IPS by Anush Ghavalyan (stepanakert, nagorno karabakh) Friday, September 02, 2022 Inter Press Service STEPANAKERT, Nagorno Karabakh, Sep 02 (IPS) – “This year the weather in Nagorno-Karabakh is warmer than in my home country, Senegal,” jokes Sow…