Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 716
PAKISTAN: Religious Scholars Called In to Push Peace
- Inter Press Service
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan is calling on religious scholars to help end the violence in the militancy-wracked province, in a desperate attempt to restore peace.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/SOUTH SUDAN: Born into Crisis — Violence Against Women Continues
- Inter Press Service
Violence against women is rampant, devastating and tolerated in South Sudan and the new country needs to address these gross human rights violations and train people, especially soldiers, to respect women’s rights.
U.N. Seeks Controls on Private Armies
- Inter Press Service
With U.S. and Western military forces planning to gradually withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, there will be an increasing demand for private military contractors to provide security in both politically-troubled countries.
US-IRAN: Tensions Mount Over Iraq, Nuke Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
Reviving U.S.-Iran friction over Iraq may have more to do with deteriorating relations over Iran's nuclear programme than with uncertainty over U.S. troop levels in Iraq beyond the end of this year.
SOUTH SUDAN: A Country Split — But What Happens to the People?
- Inter Press Service
When the Republic of South Sudan gained independence from the north, it was more than a geographical split. Families in South Sudan and Sudan could be forced apart as both countries wrangle out the issue of citizenship and who belongs where.
Bosnians Mark Srebrenica Anniversary
- Inter Press Service
Tens of thousands of Bosnia Muslims gathered on Monday to bury the remains of 613 people at Srebrenica to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 1995 killings of thousands of Muslims in and around the town.
RIGHTS-EL SALVADOR: Rumours of Amnesty Repeal Cause Panic
- Inter Press Service
The mere rumour that El Salvador's Supreme Court (CSJ) might be thinking of repealing the amnesty law was enough to trigger an institutional crisis in this country, showing how fragile its recovery is from the wounds left by the 1980-1992 civil war.
SOUTH SUDAN: Born into Crisis — Violence Against Women Continues
- Inter Press Service
Violence against women is rampant, devastating and tolerated in South Sudan and the new country needs to address these gross human rights violations and train people, especially soldiers, to respect women’s rights.
SOUTH SUDAN: Witnessing the Birth of a New Country
- Inter Press Service
Macklina Kenyi, 33, ran away from South Sudan to avoid being raped and abducted by the rebels during the war. She has since been studying in Kenya but on Jul. 9 she returned to Juba to witness the birth of her country.
SUDAN: Close to War As the South Prepares to Celebrate Independence
- Inter Press Service
Sudan is closest to civil war since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005.
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