Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 271
Libyan Highlanders Enforce Rule of Law
- Inter Press Service
JADU, Libya, Jan 02 (IPS) - Everybody in this mountain village is seemingly familiar with the new regulations. "People other than militiamen or policemen will be fined 500 dinars for carrying guns," local resident Younis Walid tells IPS.
A Complicated Calculus in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 01 (IPS) - Hours after forces ostensibly under Riek Machar's command claimed victory in the strategic South Sudanese city of Bor, the former vice-president and once again rebel commander announced he would – after a week of postponement – send an envoy to upcoming peace dialogues in Addis Ababa with regional leaders and representatives of his one-time superior and comrade, President Salva Kiir.
Sri Lanka Faces New Year Pressure Over Rights
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Dic 29 (IPS) - When the American Centre in Colombo held a memorial event honouring the late South African President Nelson Mandela, the first few questions at the question and answer session had nothing to do with the great freedom fighter.
West Papua Searches Far for Rights
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Dic 29 (IPS) - The indigenous struggle for liberation in West Papua on the western half of the island of New Guinea in the south-west Pacific, with the loss of thousands of lives, is far from ending. But, despite political uncertainties, a united coalition of pro-independence leaders has reignited hope of freedom by galvanising the support of a Pacific Islands inter-governmental organisation.
Syrian Children Lose More Than Their Country
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Dic 28 (IPS) - As refugees from Syria continue to pour into Lebanon, the majority of children are not going to school, spurring concern that they will become a ‘lost generation'.
Rebuilding Lives Skilfully
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Dic 27 (IPS) - Farhat Bibi, 43, was left to fend for her three young sons after her husband was killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) three years ago. A few days later, she landed at a camp for people displaced by violence. "The camp proved to be a blessing in disguise," she says.
OP-ED: Declaring Muslim Brotherhood "Terrorists" Has Far-Reaching Implications
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 27 (IPS) - For the first time in its 85-year history, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Wednesday was declared a terrorist organisation. The provisional government's decision, presumably with the military junta's approval, came after two deadly bombings in Mansura and Cairo.
Syrian Kurds Agree to Side with Opposition in Geneva Talks
- Inter Press Service
ERBIL, Iraq, Dic 26 (IPS) - Despite an atmosphere of deep mutual distrust, two major rival Syrian Kurdish bodies have agreed to attend an expected international conference on the fate of Syria, known as Geneva II, on the side of the Syrian opposition forces, Syrian Kurdish sources told IPS.
When Home Becomes a Firing Zone
- Inter Press Service
JINBA, Occupied West Bank, Dic 26 (IPS) - Jinba is in the crosshair of ‘Firing Zone 918' - and ‘Firing Zone 918' is a microcosm of the Israeli occupation. Together with seven other communities, Jinba is slated for demolition to make way for an Israeli training ground. Forced eviction hangs over a thousand Palestinians.
Local Militias Hold Sway in Cote d'Ivoire's Lawless Duékoué
- Inter Press Service
DUÉKOUÉ, Dic 22 (IPS) - In Cote d'Ivoire, traditional hunters known as dozos are accused of human rights abuses and extortion. But in several areas, they also remain the sole guarantor of local safety.
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