Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 175
Georgia: Danger Averted, for Now
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 17 (IPS) - Georgian civil society can breathe a sigh of relief. A proposed repressive law that would have severely worsened the space for activism has been shelved – for now. But the need for vigilance remains.
Press Freedom Is an Illusion in Today's Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Mar 17 (IPS) - Every year, Afghan journalists celebrate their national day on 18 March. This year, there is little reason to party, because of general restrictions, increasing intimidation and a recent attack on journalists. However, at a unique gathering in Brussels, Afghan journalists showed resilience.
The Pernicious Evil of Racism, Discrimination, Hatred, Inequality
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 17 (IPS) - Three-quarters of a century ago, the world adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, emphasising that all human beings are born equal in dignity and rights. The 2023 theme of its 75th anniversary focuses on the urgency of combating racism and racial discrimination.
Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Mar 17 (IPS) - In December last year, a video clip went viral of two elderly women surrounded by a charged-up crowd and engulfed in a cloud of dust as they filled up a grave in a village in the Mzimba district in northern Malawi.
Health - Its Time for Women to Lead the Sector
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC / LONDON, Mar 16 (IPS) - Women health workers are more than two thirds of the health workforce and represent 90% of the world’s frontline health workers, yet hold less than a quarter of senior leadership roles - a situation which is unfair and a significant risk for global health security.
Gender Empowerment Falters at the Highest Echelons of the UN
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - When Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) last week, he said the annual meeting takes on even greater significance at a time when women’s rights are being “abused, threatened, and violated around the world.”
Belarus: A Prison State in Europe
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 15 (IPS) - Last October, Ales Bialiatski was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was one of three winners, alongside two human rights organisations: Memorial, in Russia, and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. The Nobel Committee recognised the three’s ‘outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power’.
Civic Space the Bedrock of Democracy is Scarce & Contested
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 15 (IPS) - On 29 and 30 March, the US government, in partnership with Costa Rica, Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia, will co-host the second virtual Summit for Democracy. Several elected leaders and state representatives will come together to highlight achievements in advancing democratic principles.
'Stone-Age' Donkey-Drawn Carts Ply Zimbabwes Abandoned Remote Routes
- Inter Press Service
MWENEZI, Zimbabwe, Mar 15 (IPS) - From the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway in Zimbabwe at a spot popularly known as Turn-P, the road passing through Neshuro Township has been degraded, disused, and derelict for over two decades, with buses avoiding the route. Now donkey-drawn carts that operate alongside jalopy vehicles have become the new alternative for remote travellers around Mwenezi villages.
Fighter Planes? Yes. Rubber Bullets? No
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) - When the US was planning to sell fighter planes to a politically-repressive regime in South-east Asia in a bygone era, a spokesman for a human rights organization, responding to a question from a reporter, was quoted as saying there were no plans to oppose the proposed sale because “it is very difficult to link F-16 fighter planes to human rights abuses”
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