A portrait of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned PKK leader, looms over the Qandil Mountains, the group’s stronghold in Iraqi Kurdistan. In 1998, a year before his capture, the guerrillas relocated their bases here from Syria’s Bekaa Valley. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaROME, Mar 5 2025 (IPS) “The PKK (Kurdistan […]
Read MoreBullets and Beatings Support Canadian Mines Country Canada Ecuador agnes Mon, 03/03/2025 – 15:37 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Canada has finalized negotiations on a free trade deal with Ecuador, but claimed human rights protections ring hollow in light of alleged state repression. By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by […]
Read MoreWaste treatment, recycling and take back obligations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste of such electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have long been a focus area for EU regulators, and now we are seeing increased enforcement in the United Kingdom. Although the European Union and United […]
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Marissa Cloutier to its Washington, D.C., office as the firm’s first national security policy advisor. Cloutier brings nearly 15 years of national security and trade experience from senior roles at the US Department of State, US Department of the Air […]
Read MoreEsiri Erheriene-Essi and her painting The Birthday Party. Photo credit: AM/SWAN By SWAN / A.D. McKenzieBRUSSELS, Mar 4 2025 (IPS) It’s like walking through several psychedelic halls of history, where bold colours, electrifying compositions and contagious rhythms hit the senses all at once. This is When We See Us: A […]
Read MoreThe deluge of lawsuits and demand letters under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) has prompted courts to scrutinize CIPA claims more rigorously, including the threshold question of whether CIPA plaintiffs have standing to sue. Recent federal and state court decisions have now answered the standing question in the […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates has acted for ASX-listed Centuria Capital Group (Centuria) in its acquisition of an AU$22 million industrial facility for its wholesale unlisted fund, Centuria Select Opportunities Fund (CSOF). The prime warehouse facility is located in Royal Park, South Australia, an industrial precinct near Adelaide’s central business […]
Read MoreHow to Use the Universal Periodic Review for Indigenous Rights Country United States agnes Mon, 03/03/2025 – 11:34 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Come learn about international human rights mechanisms, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and how […]
Read MoreTulia Akson, Tanzanian Parliament Speaker and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at a recent meeting organized by Asian and African Parliamentarians. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS By Kizito MakoyeDAR ES SALAAM, Mar 3 2025 (IPS) Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Tulia Akson, has called […]
Read MoreBy Rosi OrozcoMEXICO CITY, Feb 28 2025 (IPS) In 2020, a historic announcement emerged from the Global Trafficking in Persons Report, an annual assessment that evaluates human exploitation in 129 countries. For the first time, the world witnessed a 13% decrease in the number of victims. For those of us […]
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