Secretary-General António Guterres makes remarks to the 2025 opening session and the 420th meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 2025 (IPS) On January 19, Israel and Hamas implemented a ceasefire agreement […]
Read MoreBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 16 2025 (IPS) “I was shocked when told by a security guard that the clinic has been closed down. I, along with my relatives, used to visit the clinic for free checkups,” Jamila Begum, 22, an Afghan woman, told IPS. The clinic has been established […]
Read MoreOn 13 February 2025, President Trump announced that he is directing the US Commerce Secretary and US Trade Representative to report to him by 1 April 2025 on specific tariffs the United States should impose to address bilateral trade deficits with countries that maintain higher tariffs on US exports than […]
Read MoreSeattle – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Samuel Breeze as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice. He joins the firm’s Seattle office from Lee & Hayes, PC, where he served as chair of its design practice group. Breeze advises some of the world’s leading innovators on how […]
Read MoreUplift U.S. Indigenous Rights + Build Movement webinar image agnes Fri, 02/14/2025 – 13:17 Webinar Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ht4poTNM2U webinar date Fri, 02/14/2025 – 13:17
Read MoreThe UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for national healing in a report on the Bangladesh 2024 protests. Credit: UN Photo By IPS CorrespondentUNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 2025 (IPS) A new report from the UN Human Rights Office confirms that Bangladesh’s former government coordinated and […]
Read MoreChambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates and 45 of its lawyers as local and regional leaders in their fields of practice in the 2025 edition of the Chambers Global guide. This includes rankings across eight of the firm’s core practice areas in nearly 20 countries and regions. Published annually, Chambers and Partners rankings are […]
Read MoreElon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), has reached a Trump lawsuit settlement with former President Donald Trump regarding his deplatforming after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Multiple reports citing sources familiar with the matter confirmed that the lawsuit has been resolved. Following the events of January […]
Read MoreIndigenous Resistance to a Made-in-Canada Mine Country Ecuador agnes Thu, 02/13/2025 – 12:07 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by Ian Willms The morning sun filters through the jungle canopy as brothers Freddy and Marcos Ankuash walk along a slope behind the ecological tourism […]
Read MoreFloods and heavy rain in Guam. Credit: – [email protected] By Anselm VoglerFeb 13 2025 (IPS) The climate crisis is severely endangering human well-being. While the climate security nexus is omnipresent in national security strategies and on international institutions’ agendas, political responses remain insufficient and are often problematic. Among other […]
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