Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 742
Q&A: What the U.S. Undid for Women in Iraq
- Inter Press Service
The U.S.-led invasion and then occupation of Iraq brought a sharp setback to the rights of women in that country, UNFPA head Thoraya Obaid tells IPS in an interview.
COLOMBIA: Voices of Women Peace Activists Silenced
- Inter Press Service
'When we women speak out, without showing fear, we pay a high price: living with that fear,' says one peace activist in Colombia. 'The threats will not stop us from working for peace and social justice,' says another.
CENTRAL ASIA: U.S. Military Aid Far Outpaces Democracy Assistance
- Inter Press Service
Desperate to secure supply routes to Afghanistan, the United States has been spending at least six times more on military aid for the mostly authoritarian states of Central Asia than on efforts to promote political liberalisation and human rights in the region, according to a new report released here by the Open Society Foundations (OSF).
AFGHANISTAN-US: Report Shows Drones Strikes Based on Scant Evidence
- Inter Press Service
New information on the Central Intelligence Agency's campaign of drone strikes in northwest Pakistan directly contradicts the image the Barack Obama administration and the CIA have sought to establish in the news media of a programme based on highly accurate targeting that is effective in disrupting al Qaeda's terrorist plots against the United States.
Sri Lanka Challenges Post-War Human Rights Probe
- Inter Press Service
When Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris was at the United Nations last month, he challenged human rights groups to appear before a government-appointed 'Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission' (LLRC) probing human rights violations during the country's civil war.
SUDAN: U.S. Works to Avert Post-Referendum Bloodshed
- Inter Press Service
With just under three months before southern Sudan votes on whether to become an independent country, the U.S. is stepping up efforts to ensure the vote and post-vote resolution are peaceful and credible — and NGOs are stepping up pressure to ensure that Washington follows through.
Senate Urges Pentagon to Rein in Afghan Contractors
- Inter Press Service
Failures in vetting, training and supervising Defence Department private security contractors are putting U.S. and coalition troops as well as Afghan civilians at risk and unwittingly aiding Afghan militants by hiring security contractors provided by the Taliban and by warlords, warns a new report released last week by the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.
Pakistan's Convoy Halt Forces U.S. to Reduce Tensions
- Inter Press Service
By continuing its halt in NATO convoys headed for Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing into a second week, Pakistan's military leadership has brought an end to the unilateral attacks in Pakistan pushed by Gen. David Petraeus and forced Washington to make a new accommodation.
AFGHANISTAN: Nine Years in, Afghans Don’t Trust U.S.
- Inter Press Service
On the ninth anniversary of the U.S. military intervention in their country, a new report released here Thursday finds that Afghans remain deeply distrustful and resentful of the impact and intent of foreign forces there.
U.N. Admits Congo Crisis Beyond Its Limited Capacity
- Inter Press Service
Amid accusations that most U.N. peacekeepers turned a blind eye to the recent 'mass rape' of more than 300 civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon admitted that the mounting problems in the sprawling, crisis-stricken country are virtually beyond the capacity of the world body.
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