News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 588
Human Rights Watch Disappoints on Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 25 (IPS) - On 22 July 2019, Kenneth Roth published an article in Publico, Lisbon, entitled: "UN Chief Guterres has disappointed on Human Rights".
Horn of Africa Drought Threatens Re-run of Famines Past
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (IPS) - Humanitarian groups and the United Nations are warning of another drought in the Horn of Africa, threatening a repeat of the deadly dry spell and famine that claimed lives in Somalia and its neighbours eight years ago.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Sex Trafficking in Canada
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (IPS) - This is part of a series of features from across the globe on human trafficking. IPS coverage is supported by the Riana Group.
Human trafficking for sexual exploitation has been steadily increasing in Canada. The most recent statistics indicate that 2016 had the highest recorded rate of human trafficking, with one police-reported incident for every 100,000 people in Canada. Despite these staggering numbers, reported cases make up just a small part of a larger, secretive industry where most incidents of sex trafficking fall under the radar.
How Best to Tackle Inequality in the 21st Century? Start with Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
DUBLIN, Jul 23 (IPS) - Lyndsay Walsh of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, is currently studying for a Master's in development practice, and received her Bachelor's degree in natural sciences with a focus on zoology*
Do you prefer to hear good news or bad news first? I will begin by giving you the (unsurprisingly) bad news. Today's world is an unequal place. Standards of living vary massively both between and within countries.
The Precipitous Barbarisation of Our Times
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 23 (IPS) - When all is said and done, it appears that Thomas Hobbes, the 17th century English philosopher who had a dire vision of man, was not totally wrong.
From the frivolous to the serious, in just a week we have had four items of news which would not happen in a normal world. An English porn beauty with 86,000 followers on social media has put bottles of the water she bathes in on sale at 30 pounds a bottle and has sold several thousand bottles.
Treaty Violators Make Mockery of Refugee Convention
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (IPS) - With the rise of rightwing nationalism, primarily in the Western world, an increasingly large number of countries are not only abandoning multilateralism but also violating international treaties and conventions signed and ratified in a bygone era.
It Takes Listening to Children to End Violence
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 22 (IPS) - We see many challenges that affect children around the world. Child marriage, corporal punishment, voting ages, air pollution, teachers going on strike…
Sexual Exploitation of Minors is a Crime Against Humanity
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jul 22 (IPS) - "Part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich."
"When you're a star, they let you do it.
You can do anything.
Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."
-- Donald J. Trump, U.S. PresidentIf they pay for it, men tend to believe they have the right to do anything to a woman's body. You pay for your own entertainment without a thought about who you are paying and what cause you are supporting. Money is used as an excuse for and a means to oil a machinery that generates lots of profit while keeping pimps and other perpetrators out of the reach of the law.
Finland’s Education System Leads Globally
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 22 (IPS) - Finland has garnered attention for its top-notch education, and the newly appointed Minister of Education for Finland is planning to continue with the success of her country's education system through various and innovative approaches.
Will a Global Fund Help Deliver UN’s Development Agenda?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - The United Nations, which has been tracking both the successes and failures of its highly-ambitious Agenda for Sustainable Development, has warned that "progress has been slow" in many of the 17 Goals after four years of implementation.
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