News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 240
HRW to Honour Six Human Rights Defenders
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Aug 13 (IPS) - Governments around the world are obliged to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, according to the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights. But reality is far removed from international covenants.
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in War-Torn Yemen
- Inter Press Service
U.N. to Unleash “Power of Education” to Fight Intolerance, Racism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) - The United Nations is planning to launch a global campaign against the spread of intolerance, extremism, racism and xenophobia -- largely by harnessing the talents of the younger generation.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Mayors Plead for a Nuclear Weapons Free World
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN/TOKYO, Aug 10 (IPS) - Seventy years after the brutal and militarily unwarranted atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, a nuclear weapons free world is far from within reach.
Head of State Who Keeps U.N. Guessing in Annual Ritual
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (IPS) - As part of a politically-amusing annual ritual, the guessing game is on at the United Nations: will he, or will he not, address the General Assembly, along with more than 150 heads of state who are due in New York next month?
Opinion: Look at Nuclear Weapons in a New Way
- Inter Press Service
LUND, Sweden, Aug 07 (IPS) - It's absolutely necessary to remember what happened 70 years ago in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, see the movies from then, listen to the survivors, the hibakusa. But it isn't enough for us to rid the world of these crimes-against-humanity weapons. And that we must.
Amnesty Wants International Criminal Court to Intervene in Libya
- Inter Press Service
THE HAGUE, Aug 07 (IPS) - Calling for an end to "an epidemic of kidnapping blighting" Libya, Amnesty International has faulted the International Criminal Court (ICC) for failing to undertake any investigations into crimes under international law committed by armed groups in the last four years.
No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis, Vows U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - Speaking at a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a vociferous advocate of nuclear disarmament, echoed the rallying cry worldwide: "No more Hiroshimas, No more Nagasakis."
Iran Nuclear Deal Could Boost Diplomacy with North Korea, Diplomat Says
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The recent agreement between Iran and six nations on nuclear non-proliferation will likely have a "positive impact" on North Korea, according to a senior South Korean diplomat.
Pakistan One of the World’s First Safe Havens for Refugees
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The United Nations has declared that 2015 is already "the deadliest year" for millions of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution in their countries.
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