Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 226
The Global Assault on Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dec 17 (IPS) - Human rights are under global assault. In 2021, the escalation of the worldwide siege on human rights included clampdowns on civil society organisations, attacks on minorities, the undermining of democratic institutions, and violence against journalists.
Doubling Adaptation Finance can be an Opportunity for the World's Poorest
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK / MELBOURNE, Dec 16 (IPS) - Amid several disappointments of the 2021 UN climate conference in Glasgow, one sign of hope was the agreement on financing for adaptation to climate change. Developed countries agreed to double adaptation finance for poorer nations by 2025, from 2019 levels.
The Age of Discontent: What Drives the Rising Wave of World Protests?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (IPS) - In recent years, the world has been shaken by protests. From the Arab Spring to the social uprisings in Chile and Latin America, the world has seen a dramatic rise in protests. In a polarized world, the COVID-19 pandemic has only accentuated feelings of outrage and discontent.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Emphasize Journalism's Role in Combating Authoritarianism
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (IPS) - Two global icons of press freedom accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, marking the first time since 1936 that journalists have been recognized with the world’s most prestigious award.
Open Letter to the Secretary General, Heads of UN Agencies & International Donor Community
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14 (IPS) - We are former UN officials with decades of combined experience supporting international civil society and governments to advance the rights of women and girls.
CPJ’s Census on Jailed Journalists Reveals Distressing “Intolerance of Independent Journalism”
- Inter Press Service
New York, Dec 13 (IPS) - Governments are determined to control information and are prepared to imprison journalists to achieve this mission, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said following the release of their annual global census tracking journalists who were imprisoned and killed in 2021.
Extremists Harm Image of Islam and Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Si Lanka, Dec 13 (IPS) - Every time, breaking news of a barbaric crime or terror act is reported from anywhere in the world, peace-loving Muslims the world over feel dejected and wish it had not been another tragedy that will make others glower at them with suspicion as though they too are complicit in the crime.
Homeless Camps, a Reflection of Growing Inequality in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Dec 10 (IPS) - Camps made up of thousands of tents and shacks have mushroomed in Chile due to the failure of housing policies and official subsidies for the sector, aggravated by the rise in poverty, the covid-19 pandemic and the massive influx of immigrants.
Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman: Bonded to Change the Trajectory of Muslim Women in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 10 (IPS) - Discriminated in society and concerned about the discrimination of women in their homes, the two women who co-founded the Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) started the movement to further Muslim women’s leadership and help them reclaim their rights.
Q&A: Femicides, Domestic Violence and Online Violence Have Been Exacerbated
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dec 10 (IPS) - "The level of injustice in the world cannot go on like this…I am not pessimistic about the future," said Gladys Acosta, president of the CEDAW Committee, in an interview with IPS in the Peruvian capital.
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