Retired Senior Police Officer talks about the Devastating Degeneration of the Police Department
Sri Lanka at the moment is undergoing a very bad situation in the field of human values and the deterioration of human values has caused the deterioration of departments under which all these people are recruited to. Now the police department has...
Australian senator demands burka ban in country
Australian liberal senator Cory Bernardi has urged the country to follow the lead of France and ban the burka, describing it as "the most public symbol of fundamentalist Islam".
Israel to get tougher on Arab residents
The Israeli cabinet is expected to approve on Sunday several new regulations pertaining to immigration and citizenship, including a measure that would make it compulsory for applicants to swear loyalty to Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state”.
Rise in African kids accused of witchcraft
The number of children accused of witchcraft in parts of Africa is increasing significantly, with orphans, street children and disabled mostly at risk, Unicef has said.
Difficult Births: Laboring And Delivering In Shackles
It's a practice so hidden, many don't realize it exists: the shackling of incarcerated women during childbirth.
AFGHANISTAN-ANGOLA: Donors deserve a pat on the back
Just under half of the US$9.5 billion the UN and NGOs have called for to respond to emergencies worldwide in 2010 was received by the end of June - more than was expected, given the dark economic climate, says the UN Office for the Coordination of...
Kenya: A Preventable Childbirth Injury That Ruins Lives
Tens of thousands of Kenyan women and girls suffer from obstetric fistula, a childbirth injury causing leakage of urine and feces, a direct result of inadequate health services and failed government policies, Human Rights Watch said in a report...
US: Ratify Women’s Rights Treaty
The United States' long delay in ratifying the global women's rights treaty undermines fulfillment of the US commitment to women's rights at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today.
Today’s global crises highlight need to promote human security – Ban
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has emphasized the need to promote the concept of human security, noting that the challenges facing the world today threaten the lives of millions and undermine development efforts.
On visit to Ghana, UN development chief lauds progress on women’s empowerment
United Nations development chief Helen Clark has lauded the progress made by Ghana towards women’s empowerment and gender equality, one of the eight social and economic objectives known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that world leaders...
