Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 116
If Security Council Fails, Violation of UN Charter Should Go Before International Court of Justice
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (IPS) - The widening political crisis in Ukraine, which has taken a turn for the worse with the declaration of two new independent states—the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic -- is likely to prove once again the ineffectiveness of the 15-member UN Security Council (UNSC).
Ukraine: What’s Really Behind Putin’s Deployment of ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops? Experts Explain
- Inter Press Service
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Feb 22 (IPS) - Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk followed a surreal live broadcast of a security council meeting in the Kremlin. Sitting facing the 13-member council, Putin cajoled and argued as, one by one, his most senior officials – including Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and prime minister, and the country’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov – took to the lectern to provide their boss with “reasons” for the formal recognition of the two republics in the country’s east as independent states.
Israel’s Glorious and Gloomy Reality
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 22 (IPS) - No people have ever risen from the ashes of near-extinction to form a country and achieve the height of development in every walk of life like Israel. These magnificent accomplishments are now tragically marred with domestically charged struggles which ominously undermine its very existence.
Children with Disabilities are Not Problems to Solve, but Potential to Nurture, says Nujeen Mustafa
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 21 (IPS) - Struggling with stigma and discrimination in an unaccommodating environment, Nujeen Mustafa knows all too well the difficulties children with disabilities face in emergency and protracted crises.
Arc of History Bending Towards (Ab) Using Democracy & Human Rights: A Plea for Multi-Religious Civil Accountability
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) - A “Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, issued on February 4, 2020 on International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development”, contains laudable and strong language about commitment to democracy and human rights:
Ukraine Crisis: The Stakes are High
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) - If the Ukraine crisis erupts into war – even intensified limited war in Eastern Ukraine with overt Russian intervention – the consequences will be severe and far-reaching.
Effects of colonialism ‘still being felt to this day’
- UN News
The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray told the Special Committee on Decolonization on Friday.
The Weaponisation of Libya's Elections
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Libia, Feb 17 (IPS) - Libya was supposed to hold elections early this year. Instead, it now has two rival political administrations — a return of the divisions of the past.
Dream. Dare. Do.
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (IPS) - Conflict, forced displacement, climate change and COVID-19 are disrupting the education of millions of crisis-affected children and adolescents around the world.
Brazil: Key torture prevention mechanism whittled down for detainees
- UN News
Brazil must comply with its international obligations, and reinforce its national prevention mechanisms against torture, UN independent experts said on Friday, after concluding a visit to the country, which is home to the third largest prison population in the world.
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