Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 410
UN rights office calls for Singapore stay of execution for Malaysia nationals
- UN News
In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences.
Rising Food Prices: Global Risks & Vulnerabilities
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 25 (IPS) - The breakout of the conflict in Ukraine and the following imposition of heavy Western sanctions on Russia are causing sharp price increases in food and energy commodities —of which both Ukraine and Russia represent key exporters — as well as disruptions to global supply chains, impacting the post-pandemic economic recovery.
Europe Sweeps Away More Refugees, Asylum Seekers - Part II: Hungary, Poland
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 22 (IPS) - Part I of this two-part series focused on the cases of the United Kingdom and Greece. This article will deal with how Hungary has been criminalising organisations that provide humanitarian assistance to migrants, and how Poland 'arbitrarily’ detains thousands of asylum seekers.
Rights experts call for action to address rising violence in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory
- UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday called for a probe into Israel’s response to the escalating violence surrounding the Al Asqa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Chronicle of a Tragedy Unfolded
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA, Apr 22 (IPS) - The Karnataka court’s verdict to uphold the hijab ban has intensified the protest in the state. The row has been typically perceived by many as manufactured by the politicians pointing to the culture of politics in the state. While the jury is still out there on this, evidence on how state’s local culture constructs and deconstructs religious identity allows drawing conclusions with some definitiveness. The culture of state’s politics is one side of the coin. Considering its flip side – politics of culture, particularly of the religious cultural identity, is just as relevant.
UN’s Bachelet condemns ‘horrors’ faced by Ukraine’s civilians
- UN News
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it feared the worst in devastated areas of the country's east and south.
Private Sector has a Pivotal Role in Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Low & Middle Income Nations
- Inter Press Service
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) - With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets-- and with even more financial volatility following the COVID-19 pandemic-- government budgets have been stretched thin. Underfunding in healthcare versus competing priorities has led to heavily burdened systems in emerging markets that are often struggling to keep up with increasing demands.
Europe Sweeps Away More Refugees, Asylum Seekers - Part I: UK, Greece
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 21 (IPS) - In what looks pretty much like an ‘operation clean sweep’ aiming at getting rid of more and more migrants, refugees and asylum seekers by shipping them far away, the process of ‘externalisation’ of millions of victims of wars, poverty, climate crisis and political persecution, is now growing fast
Rights chief Bachelet back call for greater women’s role in disarmament talks
- UN News
Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move that’s been warmly welcomed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
Private Sector has a Pivotal Role in Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Low & Middle Income Nations
- Inter Press Service
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) - With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets-- and with even more financial volatility following the COVID-19 pandemic-- government budgets have been stretched thin. Underfunding in healthcare versus competing priorities has led to heavily burdened systems in emerging markets that are often struggling to keep up with increasing demands.
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