Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 173
The LGBTIQ+ Community Still Oppressed in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 30 (IPS) - The vulnerability and struggles of the LGBTIQ+ community in Venezuela were once again highlighted when the Supreme Court finally annulled the military code statute that punished, with one to three years in prison, members of the military who committed " acts against nature.”
The Fight for Yemen's Future Is a Global Responsibility
- Inter Press Service
SA’ANA, Yemen, Mar 30 (IPS) - As Yemen enters its ninth year of war, its people are facing a humanitarian crisis of horrifying proportions. In my role as Oxfam's Yemen Country Director, I have witnessed firsthand the effects of the humanitarian catastrophe, worsened by economic collapse and sharp increases in the cost of food and other essential commodities.
Civil Society a Vital Force for Change Against the Odds
- Inter Press Service
LONDON / MONTEVIDEO, Mar 29 (IPS) - Brave protests against women’s second-class status in Iran; the mass defence of economic rights in the face of a unilateral presidential decision in France; huge mobilisations to resist government plans to weaken the courts in Israel: all these have shown the willingness of people to take public action to stand up for human rights.
Uganda: UN Experts Condemn Egregious anti-LGBT Legislation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (IPS) - A group of UN experts* on human rights has blasted the Government of Uganda for making homosexuality punishable by death.
“It is an egregious violation of human rights, the experts said, urging Uganda’s president not to promulgate laws that take aim at and further criminalise people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), and those who support and defend their human rights.
A Barbed-Wire Curtain Around Europe
- Inter Press Service
QUEBEC, Canada, Mar 29 (IPS) - In the wake of Finland's announcement last fall that it will build a barrier along its border with Russia, the discussions surrounding the European Council meeting of 9 February 2023 confirmed that the tide had turned.
Stampedes as Destitute Throng Pakistans Free Flour Distribution Points
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Mar 29 (IPS) - The free Atta (flour) distribution scheme launched by the government to assist the inflation-hit communities during the holy month of Ramzan has left at least ten dead and over 100 injured as would-be beneficiaries rush to claim their 10-kilogram bags.
Press Freedom on Trial in Zimbabwe Ahead of Elections
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Mar 28 (IPS) - With only a few months to go before national elections in Zimbabwe, press freedom advocates are raising concerns about stringent reporting conditions set by the government.
Pressure from the Taliban has Contributed to Rise in Underage Marriages in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
Mar 24 (IPS) - The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons.Afghan girls have been denied the right to attend school and university since the Taliban took power in August 2021. But as if this was not tragic enough, many girls have also been forced to marry too early in life.
Iraq in 2023: Challenges & Prospects for Peace & Human Security
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 24 (IPS) - Over the past two decades Iraq has been affected by several waves of intense conflict and violence. The 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States and United Kingdom toppled the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein.
Beatriz v. El Salvador Case Could Set Precedent on Abortion in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 24 (IPS) - An open hearing in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Beatriz v. El Salvador case is raising hopes that this country and other Latin American nations might overturn or at least mitigate the severe laws that criminalize abortion.
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