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Peaceful Brussels March Highlights Human Rights Concerns in Jammu and Kashmir
PRESS RELEASE BRUSSELS, 04 October 2026 — Hundreds of Kashmiri diaspora members from Belgium and across the European Union marched peacefully through central Brussels today to highlight the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) following…
Peru: President of the Judiciary rejects Keiko Fujimori’s statements at the UN
The president of the Judiciary, Janet Tello, expressed her opposition to the statements made by President Keiko Fujimori at the United Nations on September 22, who stated that “we defeated terrorism, but unfortunately even today, thirty-four years later, those who…
Universal Application of International Law: Reflections from the UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai* The Arria-Formula meeting of the United Nations Security Council on “Upholding International Law in Situations of Armed Conflict,” held on September 16, 2026, highlighted a principle that few would dispute: international law must be applied…
The DisUnited Nations: A World Beyond Borders, Governments Struggling to Keep Control
As world leaders gather in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, the institution faces a fundamental challenge: how to address increasingly global problems in a world where national governments are struggling to reconcile sovereignty, competing interests and…
Africa Was Bigger Than We Were Told
Colonialism Also Drew the Map “For centuries, we were taught where Africa was. The problem is that we were also taught how much space it was supposed to occupy.” For generations, millions of children walked into a classroom and found…
The UN is correcting the commonly used world map projection with one that better represents all continents
Yesterday, September 4, the General Assembly took an important step toward correcting the distortions found in commonly used world maps, particularly in the Mercator projection, which is believed to misrepresent the relative sizes of the continents and contribute to an…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Consequences and Implications on Africa’s Economy
(Moscow Bureau) – In an emailed interview, Dr Mohamed Chtatou, a senior professor of Middle Eastern politics at the International University of Rabat (IUR) and Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, discusses Africa’s position on Russia-Ukraine crisis, its effects on…
Meditation: Slowing Down in the Age of Hypersonic Missiles
Meditation is often accused of being apolitical. It is said that, in inner contemplation, one turns a blind eye to the world’s problems. This article illustrates that things can be different. by Klaus Moegling Meditation in Motion In Zen Buddhist…
Civil Society Concerned Over Rising Misogyny Amid Fundamentalist Surge in Bangladesh
Demand Full Protection in CEDAW Shadow Report By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) Women’s rights advocates and civil society organizations in Bangladesh have expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in misogyny and hatred against women, driven by the recent surge…
Zohran Mamdani Is Prepared to Seek Netanyahu’s Arrest If He Travels to New York for the UN General Assembly
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated that he is considering seeking the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he travel to the city in September to attend the United Nations General Assembly. “I believe Prime Minister…
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