News headlines for “Democracy”, page 30
UN Report Warns that Sri Lankan Government Fails to Address Entrenched Impunity and Human Rights Violations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 26 (IPS) - Before his election, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and amend the Online Safety Act in an effort to strengthen accountability, ethical justice, and freedom of expression. However, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the government has not followed through on these commitments and continues to exploit systemic gaps that enable impunity and facilitate new abuses.
President Trump: You Must Stop Netanyahu’s Second Genocide in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, August 26 (IPS) - President Trump, you are the only leader who can stop Netanyahu from committing another genocide in Gaza. The whole world is watching. Do not allow yourself to become an accessory to the murder of thousands of innocent Palestinian women and children and the utter destruction of what’s left of Gaza
A New Non-Alignment for the Global South
- Inter Press Service
CAMPINAS, Brazil, August 26 (IPS) - The Global South had little voice, let alone influence, in shaping the economically ‘neoliberal’ and politically ‘neoconservative’ globalisation leading to contemporary geopolitical economic conflicts. Pacifist non-aligned cooperation for sustainable development offers the best way forward.
Sexual Violence Against Women, Children in War ‘Strategic’ and Growing
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 25 (IPS) - Sexual violence against women and children during wars should not be considered collateral damage. “It is strategy, it is systematic, and it is used more and more,” Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (UN) Christina Markus Lassen said.
‘The Surge in Executions Shouldn’t Be Mistaken for Strength – It’s a Desperate Act of a Collapsing Dictatorship’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS speaks about the Iranian regime’s execution of political prisoners with Safora Sadidi, a human rights activist with the Women’s Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Safora lost her father and six family members to the theocratic regime, and has dedicated over two decades to the Iranian Resistance’s international efforts.
Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians’ Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial
- Inter Press Service
YOKOHAMA CITY, Japan & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 25 (IPS) - As funding for sexual and reproductive health rights was on a “cliff edge,” parliamentarians now needed to play a “visionary” leadership role because “financing strong, resilient health systems for all their people rests with governments,” said Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
UNICEF to Deliver 1.4 million Cholera Vaccines to Sudan Amid Supply Chain Breakdowns
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 25 (IPS) - In Tawila, North Darfur State in Sudan, more than 1,180 cholera cases, including 300 cases in children, and at least 20 deaths have been reported since the first case was detected on June 21. Tawila has absorbed 500,000 internally displaced people who are escaping violence, many of them fleeing about seventy kilometers from the state capital of Al Fasher, making this rapid surge in cases a major health concern amidst worsening hygiene, medical, and food supply chain deteriorations.
IPC Officially Declares Famine; More than Half a Million Starving in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared that there is famine in Gaza. The world’s biggest food monitoring system raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest level on its food insecurity scale.
2025 Is On Track To Mark The Deadliest Year for Humanitarian Aid Workers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - World Humanitarian Day (August 19) honors humanitarian aid workers, raises public awareness for humanitarian crises, and advocate for strengthened international cooperation. Through this year’s theme, A Call to #ActForHumanity, the United Nations underscored the need for increased funding for lifesaving humanitarian missions, stronger protections for aid personnel, and accountability for violations of international law.
Sexual Exploitation & Abuse at UN Reveals “Significant Underreporting”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - A system-wide UN survey of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), described as “grave violations of human rights”, has revealed that in 2024, there were 675 allegations reported.A UN message to staffers last week says this is “widely believed” to be “significant underreporting” because the real numbers may be much higher.
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