Though silenced in public, Afghan women continue their resistance in secret. Credit: Learning Together By External SourceDec 13 2024 (IPS) Three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, women continue to face oppressive laws and systemic marginalization. The Taliban have imposed draconian rules: women must cover their entire body […]
Read MoreMeet Our 2024 KOEF Partners Impacted by the Extraction of Transition Minerals Country Global agnes Wed, 12/11/2024 – 10:45 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce our 2024 partnership with Indigenous communities. At Cultural Survival, we value cultivating long-term […]
Read MoreChambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates as local and regional leaders in numerous fields of practice in the 2025 edition of the Chambers Asia-Pacific guide. The guide recognises the firm and its lawyers across nine of our core practice areas in five jurisdictions and regionally, with 29 K&L Gates […]
Read MoreFour-year-old Walaa, a displaced Sudanese child, peers through the door in her new home in Al Karama, a gathering point for displaced people in Kassala state. Credit: UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 2024 (IPS) On December 9, a wave of bombardments hit a market district in […]
Read MoreAustralian Update Appointment of the Inaugural Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner On 11 November 2023, the Attorney-General announced the appointment of Chris Evans as the inaugural Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner (Commissioner). Chris Evans will commence his five-year term as Commissioner on 2 December 2024. He has previously served as CEO of Walk Free’s […]
Read MoreHuman activity has degraded over 70% of Earth’s land, with 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil lost annually. It takes up to 1,000 years to produce just 2-3 cm of soil. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Dec 11 2024 (IPS) The available data is self-explanatory: business-prompted human activities have […]
Read MoreBy Kumkum ChadhaNEW DELHI, India, Dec 10 2024 (IPS) Even as India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Bangladesh amid strain in ties over attacks on Hindu minorities, he carried with him a bag of complaints: it sure was not a good will mission. It was one where India has focused […]
Read MoreAntitrust and Competition Competition Cooperation Agreement Between the European Union and the United Kingdom On 29 October 2024, the European Union and the UK government finalized the technical discussions on a competition cooperation agreement. This agreement will enable closer cooperation between the UK Competition and Markets Authority and the European […]
Read MoreKurds celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Qamishlo, the main city in northeastern Syria. It´s the end of the dynasty that has ruled the fate of the Syrians for more than five decades. Credit: Jihan Darwish/IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaROME, Dec 9 2024 (IPS) Nobody saw it coming. After […]
Read MoreGenocide Continues Today Country Global agnes Mon, 12/09/2024 – 10:37 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By CS Staff On December 9, the International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, it is important to acknowledge that genocide can take different forms—but it is always […]
Read More