News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 154
After Afghanistan, War’s Idealists Must Accept Defeat
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 30 (IPS) - As the Western occupation of Afghanistan has come to an end, TV news is broadcasting harrowing scenes of death and destruction, citizens in fear, allies abandoned, and dreams dashed.
Trials of former Spanish judge lack independence, impartiality: landmark case
- UN News
The UN Human Rights Committee concluded on Thursday that the trials of a former Spanish in two major political cases were arbitrary and did not comply with the principles of judicial independence and impartiality.
The Tragedy of Afghanistan: Is there a Way Forward?
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 25 (IPS) - The desperate scenes at Kabul airport of Afghans trying to flee and the image of the US Airforce flight taxying down the runway with people scrambling to climb on, is an image that will be etched on our minds forever.
“Don’t Call It Ethnic. Ituri Confict Is a Mystery”
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 24 (IPS) - It is a metallic sound, harmless. It lasts just over a second, but it can become as sharp as a machete blade or as devastating as the burst from an assault rifle. It is a beep, just the beep of a phone notification. A woman is on the ground, her belly open, her intestines exposed and her severed head resting on her arm. A pagne of colorful fabric still girds her hips. Where? Why? Then, a video. Do you hear those voices? It happened there, in that village. It was them who did it, it was them.
Afghanistan What Will Happen Now?
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Aug 24 (IPS) - As I write this, India has just celebrated the 75th anniversary of its independence from British rule (Pakistan celebrated it a day earlier). But there is little cause for celebration. A dark shadow looms over both countries, indeed over much of the world as well.
Eastern DRC Under a State of Siege: A Bitter Pill in North Kivu
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, NORTH KIVU, DRCongo, Aug 23 (IPS) - On May 6, 2021, after a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi, a state of siege was established in Ituri and North Kivu, two provinces that are located in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and that are in the grip of endless violence.
Where Did We Go So Wrong in Afghanistan?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (IPS) - President Biden’s decision to finally withdraw US forces from Afghanistan was the correct decision and certainly overdue. However, the lack of preparation to do so orderly and safely was yet another terrible mistake in a string of mistakes that have plagued the US from day one.
Were US War Profiteers the Ultimate Winners in Battle-Scarred Afghanistan?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (IPS) - As the 20-year-old occupation of Afghanistan came to an inglorious end last week, there were heavy losses suffered by many-- including the United States, the Afghan military forces and the country’s civilian population.
Afghan Female Journalist: I may not be Alive by the time US can Evacuate Me
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (IPS) - Steven Butler describes it as “mass panic.” As the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator has been fielding “hundreds and hundreds” of daily pleas from journalists asking for help to flee the country.
As the Taliban Returns, 20 Years of Progress for Women Looks Set to Disappear Overnight
- Inter Press Service
Aug 17 (IPS) - As the Taliban takes control of the country, Afghanistan has again become an extremely dangerous place to be a woman.
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