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The UK’s Chance for Change
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 15 (IPS) - The political tide has turned in the UK – and civil society will be hoping for an end to government hostility.
The 4 July general election ended 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservative party. The centre-left Labour party has returned to power, winning 411 out of 650 parliamentary seats.
Vote Reflects Farmers’ View on India’s BJP’s Agrarian Policy
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, Jul 15 (IPS) - Political parties often play lip service to climate change, but farmers in India, faced with unpopular policies and uncertainty in their livelihoods due to climate change, ensured their views were heard during the recent general elections.
From Trauma to Triumph: Kenyan Women's Courageous Battle Against Female Genital Mutilation
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 15 (IPS) - In the heart of Empash village, a fragmented community nestled in Suswa, Narok County, some 62 miles northwest of Nairobi, Naomy Kolian's story unfolds like a gripping saga of pain, resilience, and unyielding determination.
HLPF 2024: Protecting Civic Space Critical for SDGs Success
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 12 (IPS) - Each year the international community comes together at the UN’s headquarters in New York to take stock of progress on sustainable development. This year’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is being held between 8 and 18 July. Representatives from 36 countries, as per the UN HLPF websitewill showcase their achievements on commitments outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs).
Overwhelmed Healthcare Systems in Gaza Struggle Through Evacuation Orders
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - For nine months, over 2 million people in the Gaza Strip have been forcibly displaced in the wake of the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas. The ongoing fighting and displacement have put significant strain on humanitarian organizations on the ground to address even basic health needs.
UAE Complicit in Sudan Slaughter
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 11 (IPS) - Sudan is the scene of unimaginable suffering. As war between army and militia continues, civilians are paying the highest price. Both sides are killing non-combatants and committing gross human rights crimes.
AFGHANISTAN: ‘The Doha Meeting Has Raised Concerns the UN Is Indirectly Legitimising the Taliban’
- Inter Press Service
Jul 10 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the exclusion of women from international talks on Afghanistan currently being held in Qatar with Sima Samar, former chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). The AIHRC is the Afghan national institution devoted to the promotion, protection and monitoring of human rights. Its status is now a matter of contention: on returning to power, the Taliban decreed its dissolution, but the AIHRC refuses to abide by the decision due to the illegitimate nature of the Taliban regime.
The Winds of War
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 10 (IPS) - Herman Wouk’s 1971 novel The Winds of War traced the romance, bravery, fear, and faith required for American youths to join the military, deploy to the war zones, and confront the mighty Axis threat in the lead-up to WW II. It later became a dramatic TV series.
A Staggering New Estimate of Over 186,000 Killings in Gaza Revives Charges of War Crimes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 (IPS) - An overwhelmingly staggering 186,000 killings in Gaza—compared with the official figure of over 37,000—has resurrected accusations of genocide and war crimes in the devastating nine-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, with no signs of a cease-fire.
The new estimates have come from The Lancet, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed British medical journals.
Namibia: LGBTQI+ Rights Victory amid Regression
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jul 08 (IPS) - In June, the Namibian High Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act that criminalised consensual sexual relations between men, finding them unconstitutional. While hardly anyone has been convicted for decades, the fact that their relationships were criminalised forced gay men to live in fear, perpetuated stigma and denied them recognition as rights holders, enabling discrimination, harassment and abuse.
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