Global IssuesNews headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 44
Is the Philippines a Beneficiary of US-Chinese Confrontation?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - When President Ferdinand Marcos was running an authoritarian regime in the Philippines (1965-1986), he was once asked about rumors of rigged elections in his country.
“I promised I will give you the right to vote,” he said, according to a joke circulating at that time, “But I did not say anything about counting those votes”
Water a Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace?
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jul 11 (IPS) - The role of water in conflicts is changing, with more attacks against environmental and civilian infrastructure. Dr Martina Klimes of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) recently held a lecture describing the shifting security landscape and how water can be both a weapon and a victim of war – and sometimes a tool for peace.
The Ukraine War – Will it Ever End?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 10 (IPS) - There seems to be no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. On the contrary it continues to escalate. The latest ratchet up has been the decision by the USA to supply the Ukrainian army with cluster bombs. These are nasty weapons which scatter and explode over a wide area. They are specifically designed to kill people rather that destroy infrastructure, military installations or communication hubs. They also have a sting in the tail – some of the bomblets remain unexploded, effectively becoming anti-personnel mines. These can turn wide swathes of territory into virtual no-go areas.
Prigozhin: An Outsider With an Army
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jul 07 (IPS) - The Wagner uprising – despite its short duration – has demonstrated the vulnerability of Putin's power system.
In the past, the oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin seemed like a dark, mysterious figure somewhere from the depths of the Kremlin's web of secrets. This also has to do with the fact that he did those 'jobs' for the Russian government that took place in a semi-official grey area — such as mercenary assignments in Syria or Africa, or even before that the operation of the Petersburg troll factory with a network of fake media and disinformation machinery.
How the Security Council can Better Pursue Accountability for International Crimes Against Children
- Inter Press Service
FLORIDA USA, Jul 03 (IPS) - Around 2018, when Anwar was 14 or 15 years old, his father, a member of IS, forced Anwar to train with the group as a young teenager. He even made Anwar watch as he inflicted brutal punishments on people who broke IS’ rules.
First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade
- UN News
A police trainer in Thailand has told UN News about her “inspiration, passion, and strength” for teaching police cadets how to tackle the illicit trafficking of drugs and other contraband through her country and onwards through Southeast Asia.
INTERVIEW: Policing one of the world’s ‘biggest drug trafficking corridors’
- UN News
A cross-border collaboration between law enforcement agencies in countries in Southeast Asia supported by the UN in Thailand is helping to tackle organized crime along one of the world’s “biggest drug trafficking corridors”.
The USA's Systemic Racism includes Its Wars
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jun 27 (IPS) - A recent Justice Department report concluded that “systemic” racial bias in the Minneapolis Police Department “made what happened to George Floyd possible.”
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
- UN News
There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, but none is more threatening than the drug abuse crisis that is ravaging the city, and the entire country.
Ukraine: Environmental Crisis Compounds Humanitarian Disaster Following Dam Destruction
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jun 23 (IPS) - As well as creating a humanitarian crisis, the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has wrought enormous environmental damage which may never be undone, ecologists have said.
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