UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked to disputed national elections held in January. Read the full...
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Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns
The ongoing repression of protests in Myanmar could spark a “full-blown conflict” on a par with Syria, the United Nations’ top human rights official...
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 13 (IPS) – With the two extremes of global hunger and obesity on the increase, a new report suggests a radical...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 13 (IPS) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged all governments to support a global minimum corporate tax...
Last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has left the entire population of the main island without clean water...
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes region are “on the right track”, with leaders pushing forward on political,...
UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights chief
Legislation under consideration in the UK regarding armed forces personnel could limit accountability for war crimes if it is passed in its current form,...
A “paradigm shift” aligning the private sector with the global goals is needed to address the challenges of the future, including those triggered by...
A report released on Monday by the body dedicated to freeing the world of chemical weapons, concludes that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that a...
COVID ‘long way from over’ as cases and deaths surge – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is “a long way from over” but there are many reasons to be optimistic and it’s possible the pandemic can be...
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