Jerusalem – Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through repression, institutionalized discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
Category: Int’l relations
4 nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar as Gulf rift deepens
Dubai, Jun 5 (AP/UNB) — Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early Monday morning, further deepening a rift among Gulf Arab nations over that country’s support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia…
12 arrested in London’s night of terror; IS claims attack
London, Jun 5 (AP/UNB) — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a balmy evening of nightlife into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the…
How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science
The campaign ad appeared during the presidential contest of 2008. Rapid-fire images of belching smokestacks and melting ice sheets were followed by a soothing narrator who praised a candidate who had stood up to President George W. Bush and “sounded…
UK election pauses, for second time, after London attack
London — For the second time in two weeks, Britain’s election campaign paused Sunday for grief and reflection in the aftermath of a deadly attack — and the issue of security vaulted back to the top of the political agenda.…
NY meet vow to defend immigrants against escalating war
By a Mazeda A Uddin New York – On May 25, over 50 people came together in the Washington Heights area of New York City for a spirited press conference and community gathering. It was a powerful mix of activists,…
Ronaldo helps Real retain Champions League title
Cardiff, June 4 (AP/UNB) — After another potent demonstration of his enduring scoring prowess, surely no Real Madrid fan can contemplate criticizing Cristiano Ronaldo now.
Russia-India accord on Kudankulam nuke plant phase III
Dhaka – ASE Group of Companies, a sister concern of Russia’s state nuclear power corporation -Rosatom and Nuclear Power Corporation of India signed a general framework agreement on the construction of the third phase of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant…
Mattis finds N Korea posing threat to all
North Korea and its nuclear weapons programme pose a “threat to us all,” US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday, calling on the international community to work together on the issue. “It is therefore imperative that we do our part…
Technology is making the world more unequal
Here’s the bad news: technology – specifically, surveillance technology – makes it easier to police disaffected populations, and that gives badly run, corrupt states enough stability to get themselves into real trouble. Here’s the good news: technology – specifically, networked…
Dhaka welcomes US Senate move to probe Hillary-Yunus link
Dhaka – The government has welcomed the move of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary to look into then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s alleged hands in the interference in an ‘independent investigation’ against Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh.…
US body on judiciary seeks info over Hillary’s link to Yunus
Dhaka – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary has asked the US State Department for information on whether then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her position to intervene in an ‘independent investigation’ against Muhammad Yunus by a ‘sovereign…
US Navy recovers cannon to identify 200-year-old shipwreck
Providence – Now that a cannon that rested in waters off Rhode Island’s shore for two centuries has been raised, U.S. Navy archaeologists are hoping to confirm that the ship that sank at the site was a schooner commanded by…
India to introduce land port entry visa: Shringla
Brahmanbaria – India will introduce land port entry visas to Bangladeshis, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday. He said this while talking to reporters on his way to Indian city of Agartala through Akhaura land…
UNHCR calls for urgent shelter for cyclone victims
Dhaka – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said urgent shelter is needed for those affected in Bangladesh and Myanmar by the cyclone Mora that swept across the Bay of Bengal earlier this week damaging thousands of homes…
AIDS pandemic far from over: 37 million living with HIV
By Amina J. Mohammed UN, Jun 2 (IPS) – During the process of developing the Sustainable Development Goals it was clear to me how relevant and innovative the approach to ending AIDS had been and how important it would continue…
African Commission on HR tackles sexual orientation
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has taken on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity, topics that some may have considered too “controversial” but that fall squarely within the ambit of human rights. I represented Human Rights…
EU-China summit in Brussels
Brussels – European Union leaders should publicly and privately press China’s government to end its crackdown on human rights and immediately release all detained activists, Human Rights Watch said today in a joint letter with a dozen other nongovernmental organizations.…
French President offers refuge to US climate scienticts
Just one hour after Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing the United States from the global climate accord negotiated in Paris — saying that he was “elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris” — the new French…
Climate change deal can’t be renegotiated: Europe
Berlin, Jun 2 (AP/UNB)- Top European leaders pledged Thursday to keep fighting against global warming as U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of the Paris climate accord, but they rejected his suggestion that the deal could later…
Mayors to fight climate change despite US withdrawal
President Trump has announced that he will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Paris Mayor and C40 Chair Anne Hidalgo and several other global C40 mayors have made statements reacting to the news, vowing to continue…
Mixed reactions to U.S. withdrawal from climate deal
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 1 (IPS) – The United States is expected to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, prompting mixed reactions from civil society and political representatives.
UN chief urges Trump to retain Paris deal
The US has been urged to remain committed to the 2015 Paris climate agreement ahead of an announcement by President Donald Trump on the issue. Reports in the US suggest Mr Trump will withdraw the US from the deal. UN…
Lack of army justice could provoke crimes in Kashmir
The Indian army’s rewarding of an officer for actions that included serious human rights violations undermines accountability and the stature of the military, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 22, 2017, Maj. Nitin Leetul Gogoi was commended for evacuating…
Trump to announce decision on Paris climate pact Thursday
Washington — President Donald Trump says he will announce his decision on whether to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord during a Rose Garden event Thursday afternoon. AP/UNB news reported
ICC Champions Trophy: Group Standing, Fixture and Roll of Honour
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – The 8th edition of the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy is set to kick off at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.Bangladesh will play the tournament opener against the host England in their Group A match,…
US Envoy, CEC against lopsided election
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said they do not want the next parliamentary elections to be a lopsided one like the February-15 or January-5 election, according to the Election Commission…
FoE to oppose any trade deal with US if Trump pulls out of Paris
Reacting to reports today (31 May) that Donald Trump will pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO said: “Friends of the Earth will campaign vigorously against any trade deal with the…
Germany is the silicon valley of political innovation
One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday: Another take on Germany, articulated…
Bangladesh PM seeks support for Rohiynga repatriation
Dhaka, May 31 – Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohiynga from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought help from friendly countries to gear up the process. “The visible progress on taking back the…