ASEAN Parliamentarians Cannot Escape ‘Lawfare’ or Violations of their Human Rights — Global Issues

ASEAN Parliamentarians Cannot Escape ‘Lawfare’ or Violations of their Human Rights — Global Issues

Credit: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Monday, January 30, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (IPS) – Parliamentarians worldwide face increasing human rights violations and a greater risk of reprisal simply for exercising their mandate or expressing their ideas and opinions. Asia follows the…

Myanmar’s Crisis Since the Coup– in a Nutshell — Global Issues

Myanmar’s Crisis Since the Coup– in a Nutshell — Global Issues

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…

Africa is not a Country. It is a Continent. — Global Issues

Africa is not a Country. It is a Continent. — Global Issues

Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels (idn)) Thursday, October 06, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS (IDN), Oct 06 (IPS) – “If all I knew about Africa were from popular images, I too would think that Africa was a place of beautiful landscapes, beautiful animals and incomprehensible people, fighting senseless wars, dying of…

The Myanmar Junta Continues to Wreak Death & Destruction — Global Issues

The Myanmar Junta Continues to Wreak Death & Destruction — Global Issues

Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Tuesday, August 02, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Aug 02 (IPS) – Myanmar has been embroiled in violence and civil unrest since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in February 2021. The initially widespread peaceful protests were crushed…

EUs Exclusionary Migration Policies Place People on the Move toward Europe at Greater Risk — Global Issues

EUs Exclusionary Migration Policies Place People on the Move toward Europe at Greater Risk — Global Issues

Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Monday, July 04, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Jul 04 (IPS) – A mass attempt on June 24, 2022, of about 2000 African migrants to scale the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla left at least 37 people dead. Several human rights…