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Monthly Archives: August 2022
Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs
MADRID, Aug 03 (IPS) – Human beings have proved to be capable of producing innumerable practical inventions while much too often making the worst use of them. Take the case, per example, of how criminal groups heavily rely on digital platforms to trap and enslave their victims also for extracting and selling their organs. Read […]
New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo
A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) five years ago. Read the full story, “New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo”, on globalissues.org → find more fun […]
UNITED NATIONS, Aug
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UN Human Rights Office ‘deplores’ executions in Singapore
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) denounced on Tuesday the hanging of two inmates in Changi Prison, located in the eastern part of Singapore. Read the full story, “UN Human Rights Office ‘deplores’ executions in Singapore”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
The Politics of the Hangmans Noose: Judge, Jury & Executioner
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) – A spike in state-sanctioned executions worldwide – including in Iran, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and more recently Myanmar – has triggered strong condemnations from the United Nations and several civil rights and human rights organizations. Read the full story, “The Politics of the Hangmans Noose: Judge, Jury & Executioner”, on […]
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Yemen truce renewed for another two months
The landmark truce in Yemen, which has been holding since April, has been renewed for an additional two months through 2 October, UN Special Envoy for the country, Hans Grundberg, announced on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Yemen truce renewed for another two months”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now […]
Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexicos Mangroves
SINANCHÉ, Mexico, Aug 02 (IPS) – Two extremes of coastal development can be found side-by-side in the small community of San Crisanto, in the municipality of Sinanché in Mexico’s southeastern Yucatán state. Read the full story, “Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexicos Mangroves”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
BRUSSELS, Aug 02 (I
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