Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 35
Human Rights Watch Warns of Surge in Executions in Saudi Arabia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 21 (IPS) - Human rights groups have expressed alarm over the surge in unprecedented executions in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Humanitarian experts have underscored the Saudi Arabian monarchy’s use of the death penalty to silence peaceful dissent among civilians and impose justice for minor offenses, with little to no due process.
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Dr. Faiza Hassan, Director of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
- Inter Press Service
Dr. Faiza Hassan is the Director of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). A chemical engineer who transitioned into education leadership, Dr. Hassan brings close to 20 years of diverse experience in education, social policy reform and humanitarian response. She has a proven track record in strategic management, technical leadership and driving impactful, large-scale complex programmes.
Accountability on Trial: UN’s Unabated SEA Crisis Erodes Trust in World Body’s Leadership
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, August 21 (IPS) - After taking oath of office in December 2016 as Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres described the eradication of sexual offenses by UN peacekeeping and all other UN personnel as the first item on his reform agenda.
Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections
- UN News
Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their own representatives, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country said in the Security Council on Thursday.
Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism
- UN News
Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to prevent future atrocities.
UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff
- UN News
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.
Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call
- UN News
With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire, as Palestinians fled intense airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire.
Climate Change Breaking the Journalists Who Tell its Story
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, August 20 (IPS) - My family lost six herds of cattle during the devastating El Niño-driven drought that swept Zimbabwe in 2024. The loss was as emotional as it was financial. Guilt gnawed at me.
Can the UN Trusteeship Council be an Important Part of the Solution in the Middle East?
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, August 20 (IPS) - Many feel desperation and anger that the genocide of the Palestinians is not being stopped. How can the US, Germany and others continue to pour funds and weapons into Israel despite decisions in the UN’s highest bodies indicating complicity in accordance with the Convention against Genocide?
International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence
- UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States on Wednesday against four more of its personnel in a renewed push surrounding investigations into US and Israeli officials.
Powered by
