Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 540
Nobel Laureates and Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Prevent COVID-19 Child Rights Disaster
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 04 (IPS) - Regina Njagi's four children, aged between 11 and 17, have not benefitted from online learning since the COVID-19 led to the closure of all schools in Kenya, earlier in March. With the closure, Njagi lost her job as a teacher at a local private school.
Not Guilty Verdict in Kuciak Killing - a Chilling Message for Journalists
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Sep 04 (IPS) - A Slovak businessman with alleged links to organised crime has been found not guilty of ordering the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak in a ruling that has left press freedom campaigner and politicians shocked.
“Hidden” Costs of Our Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 03 (IPS) - Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda we are far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the recently launched SOFI Report (The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020), we are not on track to eradicate poverty, hunger and malnutrition. On the contrary, with the current trends, the global number of undernourished people in 2030 would exceed 840 million. Moreover, WHO has reported alarming rates of overweight and obesity, globally affecting 39% and 13% of the adult population, respectively.
A Pandemic Cannot Justify Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
MUMBAI, India, Sep 02 (IPS) - For the past five months, our screens have been flooded with distressing imagery of one catastrophe after another: From the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable communities, to cyclones in West Bengal, Odisha, and Maharashtra.
It Is Time to End the Controversial World Bank’s Doing Business Report
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 02 (IPS) - On 27 August the World Bank announced that it will suspend the Doing Business Report over data irregularities, until it conducts a review and audit. The halting of the report was welcomed by trade unions, academics and human rights groups.
South Sudan - COVID-19 and Ongoing Violence has Catastrophic Effects on Civilians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 01 (IPS) - Large-scale intercommunal violence on civilians in the Jonglei and greater Pibor regions in South Sudan has led to the mass displacement of thousands of people who are living in the open without health care, adequate food, shelter, water or sanitation in the middle of the rainy season.
Racism at the UN: Practice What You Preach
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (IPS) - When two recent staff surveys, one in Geneva and the other in New York, revealed widespread racism at the United Nations, it triggered the obvious question: why shouldn't the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) probe these charges?
It is Time for a Democratic Global Revolution
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN / BERNE, Aug 28 (IPS) - The people of the world need to seize the moment and bring about a democratic global revolution. It is time for a global parliament and real representation.
More than 21 million people got infected with the novel coronavirus and over 770,000 have died. Never before did the world witness similar collective lockdowns of social and economic activity that had to be enforced to contain the pandemic.
Madagascar - Jails Hold more Pre-trial Prisoners than Convicted Criminals
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The recent killing of 22 prisoners in Madagascar during a prison escape on Sunday, Aug. 23 has brought the extraordinary situation of the country's prisons under a spotlight. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has condemned the killings, criticising the current judicial system that has led to Madagascar's prisons holding more people awaiting trial than convicted criminals.
Katiba at 10: A Landmark Constitution and a Blueprint for Deepening Democracy
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 26 (IPS) - On 27 August 2020, we mark the tenth anniversary of the New Constitution of Kenya – a landmark social contract inspired by citizens' desire for a country characterised by participatory governance, inclusive development, human rights and the rule of law.
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