Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 182
Rigidity and Tolerance within the Vatican
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 08 (IPS) - When the Pope Emeritus Benedict XIV/Ratzinger died on the last day of 2022 it did not cause much of a stir in the global newsfeed. Maybe a sign that religion has ceased to play a decisive role in modern society Nevertheless, religious hierarchies are still highly influential, not least for the world’s 1, 4 billion baptized Catholics, and a pope’s policies have a bearing not only on morals, but also on political and economic issues. By contrast, there are more Muslims in the world, 1.9 billion, though adherents are not so centrally controlled and supervised as Catholics and hierarchies do not have a comparable influence on global affairs.
NGOs Campaign for a Torture-Free UN Trade Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) - Hinting at “Western hypocrisy”, a senior UN official once told a group of reporters, perhaps half-jokingly: “When you go on one of those sight-seeing tours in Europe, they will show you their palaces and castles-- but never their medieval prisons or torture chambers.”
Global Leaders Urge Participation in High-Level Financing Conference to Fund Education for 222 Million Crisis-Impacted Children
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 03 (IPS) - The world is in the throng of a monumental, damaging, and unprecedented global education crisis. Wars, protracted conflict, extreme climate changes, hunger, COVID-19, and economic uncertainties are pushing children out of the education system.
Democracy on the Blink
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Feb 03 (IPS) - On February 4, Sri Lanka commemorates 75 years of Independence. But it will not be the extravaganza of the past years, the minaturised imitations of the grand displays on Moscow’s Red Square or China’s Tiananmen Square.
Insecurity in Nigerias Southern Kaduna: Will the Elections Change the Scenario?
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Feb 02 (IPS) - Tabitha Siman, a survivor of an attack at her home, says life is not worth living after her twin daughters, husband, and co-wife were killed during an attack at her home.
Afghan Refugees Fear Return as Pakistan Cracks Down on Migrants
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Feb 01 (IPS) - “If I return to Afghanistan, the Taliban will kill me; I’m prepared to stay in a prison in Karachi than face those ruthless people,” said 24-year-old Afghan refugee, Sabrina Zalmai*, referring to the recent crackdown on hundreds of Afghans residing without proper documents in the metropolis, who are being arrested and then deported back to Afghanistan.
Senior UN Leaders Show Their Support to Afghan Women and Girls, Urge Taliban to Reverse Their Bans
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (IPS) - Recent visits to Afghanistan by senior-led UN delegations underscore the urgency to protect the rights of women and girls, including their access to humanitarian aid and their right to work.
No More Impunity for Journalists' Murders CPJ
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 31 (IPS) - The new year brought bad news for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal murder of one journalist and the suspicious death of another.
Management of Protected Areas Is a Latin American Priority for 2023
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jan 31 (IPS) - The environmental priority for South America in 2023 can be summed up in the management of its terrestrial and marine protected areas, together with the challenges of the extractivist economy and the transition to a green economy with priority attention to the most vulnerable populations.
ASEAN Parliamentarians Cannot Escape 'Lawfare' or Violations of their Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (IPS) - Parliamentarians worldwide face increasing human rights violations and a greater risk of reprisal simply for exercising their mandate or expressing their ideas and opinions.
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