How an International Criminal Court Investigation Could Expand Human Rights — Global Issues

How an International Criminal Court Investigation Could Expand Human Rights — Global Issues

Flashback to a time when women and girls were able to attend school. UNICEF supported Zarghuna Girls School with educational supplies, teachers’ training, and assists in repairing the infrastructure. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (IPS)…

Deepening Democracy in an AI-enabled World — Global Issues

Deepening Democracy in an AI-enabled World — Global Issues

Credit: Unsplash/Steve Johnson Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (united nations) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (IPS) – In 2002, the Human Development Report (UNDP) focused on Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World. It was an important discourse then that evoked lot of insightful cross-regional exchanges…

Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities — Global Issues

Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities — Global Issues

The latest report from the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia documents atrocities perpetrated “by all parties to the conflict” since 3 November 2020 – the start date of the armed conflict in Tigray – including mass killings, rape, starvation, destruction of schools and medical facilities, forced displacement…

Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge — Global Issues

Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge — Global Issues

Mr. Al Ghamdi was arrested by the Saudi security services on 11 June 2022 and charged with criminal offences for opinions he expressed on social media platforms X and YouTube. The charges included “betrayal of his religion, country, and rulers;” “spreading false rumours with intent to disrupt public order and…

The End of a Dictatorship and the Beginning of Another? — Global Issues

The End of a Dictatorship and the Beginning of Another? — Global Issues

Credit: AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 13 (IPS) – On 26 August, Gabon went through the motions of an election. Official results were announced four days later, in the middle of the night, with the…

Women Lured by Promise of Jobs, Sold as Brides — Global Issues

Women Lured by Promise of Jobs, Sold as Brides — Global Issues

Women walk in a village in Indian-administered Kashmir. Women here often find themselves lured by the promise of a job into unsuitable marriages. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS by Athar Parvaiz (budgam, india) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BUDGAM, INDIA, Sep 13 (IPS) – It has been over a decade since…

UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns ‘brutal and relentless’ pattern of port attacks — Global Issues

UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns ‘brutal and relentless’ pattern of port attacks — Global Issues

“There has been almost one attack every other day hitting vital port and grain facilities in Ukraine,” said Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown, in a statement on Wednesday. Assault on grain exports A Russian drone attack early on Wednesday damaged infrastructure at Ukrainian grain-exporting facilities on the Danube River….