News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 2003
LIBYA: U.N. Experts Probe Human Rights Abuses
- Inter Press Service
The international commission of inquiry established by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate alleged violations of human rights in Libya will start its mission next week, and report on all crimes, committed by anyone, including foreign powers.
Israel Hits Roadblock over Dismissal of War Crimes Charges
- Inter Press Service
The Israeli government and South African jurist Richard Goldstone may be heading for a political confrontation over war crimes charges against Tel Aviv and a subsequent selective retraction of some of those charges.
DEVELOPMENT: BRICS to Promote More Inclusive Global Partnership
- Inter Press Service
At the upcoming Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit, to be held on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan Apr. 14, discussion will focus not only on deepening economic ties among members, but will also likely touch on global political events, including the crisis in the Middle East and North Africa. But China insists the club has no political agenda.
Privatisation Aided Egypt Revolt, Army Says
- Inter Press Service
Anger at Egypt’s privatisation programme, involving the transfer of billions of dollars worth of public assets to private hands, aided the Egyptian revolution that elbowed the Western-backed Hosni Mubarak out of office in February, a top army general said.
Q&A: The Fight Against Organised Crime Has to Start with Society
- Inter Press Service
In countries where powerful organised crime groups operate, like Mexico, there is a kind of 'mafiosity' or culture of illegality deeply rooted in society, which must be fought by educating the young, says Italian priest Tonio Dell'Olio, one of the leaders of the anti-mafia organisation Libera.
Bahrain's Hospital of Ghosts
- Inter Press Service
Salmaniya Medical Complex, once one of the most renowned medical facilities in the Gulf and a jewel in the crown of Bahrain's public healthcare system, has been transformed into a virtual ghost town.
Manufacturing Côte d'Ivoire's 'Good Guy'
- Inter Press Service
As Côte d'Ivoire's bloody leadership contest draws to a close and the surrender of Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president, seems imminent, a long list of atrocities and electoral irregularities mark the records of both him and his opponent, Alassane Ouattara.
IBSA States Do Not Always Have Common Positions on Trade Issues
- Inter Press Service
'IBSA what?' is the question you most often get in Geneva when enquiring about the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) dialogue forum, established in 2003 between these three multicultural democracies and emerging markets 'to contribute to the construction of a new international architecture'.
Migrant Workers Caught In The Whirlwinds Of 'Arab Spring'
- Inter Press Service
Migrant workers caught in the crossfire of the ongoing upheavals in Bahrain and Libya highlight the need to develop international migration policies based on migrants' rights rather than the economic interest of labour sending and receiving countries, knowledgeable sources say.
COLOMBIA: Court Documents Reveal Chiquita Paid for Security
- Inter Press Service
Contrary to claims by Chiquita Brands International that its payments to Colombian paramilitary and guerrilla groups over more than a decade were extorted, internal company documents released here Thursday strongly suggest that the transactions provided specific benefits to the banana giant.
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