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Biden Administration Faces Rebellion Within its Own Ranks over Gaza War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - The Biden administration, which has come under heavy fire for its unyielding pro-Israeli stand on the nine-month-old war in Gaza, is facing a rebellion within its own bureaucratic ranks—12 and counting.
The 12 government officials, who recently resigned, have accused the US of providing diplomatic cover for the continuous flow of arms to Israel ensuring “our undeniable complicity in the killings and forced starvation of a besieged Palestinian population in Gaza.”
Rights Groups Demand Governments Protect Exiled Journalists, Dissidents
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jul 19 (IPS) - Rights groups have called for governments to do more to combat transnational repression as a series of recent reports show growing numbers of exiled journalists, political dissidents and rights defenders are being targeted by autocratic regimes in an attempt to silence them.
BRAZIL: ‘The Law Should Protect Women and Girls, Not Criminalise Them’
- Inter Press Service
Jul 18 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses abortion rights in Brazil with Guacira Oliveira, director of the Feminist Centre for Studies and Advice (CFEMEA). CFEMEA is an anti-racist feminist organisation that defends women’s rights, collective care and self-care and monitors developments in Brazil’s National Congress.
US Policy Towards the Gaza Crisis has been an Absolute Failure at Virtually Every Level
- Inter Press Service
MONTREAL, Canada, Jul 18 (IPS) - Usama bin Laden once claimed that the seeds of 9/11 were planted in 1982 as he watched the scenes of mass slaughter emerging out of Beirut's Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps, the bloody conclusion of that summer's US-supported Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Silenced: Women's Many Layered Struggles for Climate Justice in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 18 (IPS) - Silenced and sidelined, women politicians in Nepal fight for their voices to be heard, especially as they represent a population most impacted by climate change.
Rural Communities in El Salvador Get Their Water Supply from the Sun
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, El Salvador, Jul 17 (IPS) - Setting up a community water project with a solar-powered pumping system was an unlikely idea for the peasant families of a Salvadoran village who, despite their doubts, turned it into reality and now have drinking water in their homes.
The International Seabed Authority Must Change Course Amid Series of Scandals
- Inter Press Service
A CORUNA, Spain, Jul 17 (IPS) - The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has enormous importance as responsible for the fate of the largest, and most untouched, biome on the Planet. Ahead of elections for its leadership, governments cannot ignore that its current Secretary-General has become the subject of both media investigations and criticism from other parts of the UN.
Kanak Ambition for Independence Is Defiant Following Political Turmoil in New Caledonia
- Inter Press Service
NOUMEA, New Caledonia, Jul 17 (IPS) - It's been 26 years since a peace agreement, the Noumea Accord, was signed following an outbreak of conflict in the 1980s between Kanak islanders and French armed forces in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
How Climate-Smart Strategies Revitalized Tanzania's Livestock Sector
- Inter Press Service
IRINGA, Tanzania, Jul 16 (IPS) - In a quest for survival, farmers and pastoralists living in Oldonyo Sambu, Tanzania’s northern Maasai Steppe, used to fight over every drop of water. However, 12 villages have now adopted climate-smart bylaws after months of negotiations, putting an end to hostilities.As the sun sets, its golden hues piece through the dusty haze, creating a dazzling display when a herd of livestock lazily roams on the arid landscape as they return home from grazing.
Decongesting Nigerias Prisons: All-Female Lawyers Take the Lead
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Jul 16 (IPS) - Nyeche Uche, aged 60, got arrested by Nigeria's cybercrime fighter, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissionfor stealing. He spent 13 years and eight months in prison while awaiting trial. It took a church who went for prison outreach to refer his case to a legal firm for a pro-bono service over his case in March 2022.
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