Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 35
Born Innocent, Raised Violent: The Fate of a Billion Children
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Nov 20 (IPS) - Did you know that hundreds of millions of children around the world are currently suffering from physical, sexual, and psychological violence, including child labour, child marriage, female genital mutilation, gender-based violence, war, trafficking, bullying, and cyberbullying?
Contingent Mission in Haiti Exacerbates Gang Offensives
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (IPS) - Over the past week, the deployment of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti and extended efforts by the Haitian National Police has led to local gangs ramping up their offensives in order to hold onto their territories. Humanitarian organizations fear that displacement will skyrocket without more efficient security controls and relief responses.
Genocide: The Wheels of Justice Must Keep Turning
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 19 (IPS) - Last April, we commemorated the 30th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. At the Rwandan capital, Kigali, at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, and across the world, we remembered the immense suffering this genocide caused on so many innocent civilians, who were targeted because of their identity, because of who they were.
ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
- UN News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants against suspects allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for committing atrocity crimes in the town of Tarhuna, where mass graves were discovered in 2020.
‘The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women’
- Inter Press Service
Nov 18 (IPS) - Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing.
CIVICUS discusses Sudan's civil war and its impact on women with Sulaima Elkhalifa, a Sudanese human rights defender and expert on gender-based violence.
Governments Must Ease Pressure on Families to Stop Children Slipping Through the Cracks
- Inter Press Service
INNSBRUCK, Austria, Nov 18 (IPS) - From the cost-of-living crisis to the impacts of war, cuts to social protection and even climate change, families worldwide are facing a combination of pressures that test their capacity to cope and care for children.
Human Rights Watch Condemns Israel’s “Deliberate” Military Offensives in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (IPS) - A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) postulates that Israeli military practices in the Gaza Strip constitutes as war crimes. Released on November 14, the new report details the scale of destruction in the Gaza Strip over a 13-month period, during which time the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) undertook a campaign to enact "deliberate, controlled demolitions of homes and civilian infrastructure" that were conducted to drive millions of Gazans out of their homes and inflict as much damage as possible.
Peace Talks—Delegates Turn To Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth, delegates—alarmed and concerned by the state of world peace and stability—are seeking ways to enhance safety.
Children's Needs Due to Climate Change, Conflict Often Ignored in Negotiations
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 17 (IPS) - As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the needs of children affected by both armed conflict and climate-induced crises is growing.
‘Ending impunity for violations of Palestinians’ rights would strengthen global norms that protect all humanity’
- Inter Press Service
Nov 15 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the gender dimensions of genocide in Gaza with Kifaya Khraim, International Advocacy Coordinator at the Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC). Founded in 1991, WCLAC is a feminist organisation that documents Israeli violations against Palestinian women and uses this evidence for international advocacy.
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