by Nalisha Adams BONN, Germany, Feb 1 2021 (IPS) – Responding to reports this morning that Myanmar’s military has seized control of government in a coup on the eve of the country’s opening session of its new parliament, rights group…
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Manila red-tagging CSOs, to silence dissent deflect weakness
April 12, 2020 – The Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines (CEC) condemns the recent statement of Southern Luzon Command chief, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr., touting the organization along with other civil society organizations (CSOs) as “unwittingly exploited by…
Govt not ‘embarrassed’ over dissent on Modi’s visit: Quader
The government is not ‘embarrassed’ over the call to resist Narandra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh and the protesters should welcome him, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday.
Feminists press for ‘bodily Autonomy’ as 19 nations dissent
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 17 2020 (IPS) – The United States and 18 other UN member states have come under fire for denying a woman’s legitimate right to “bodily autonomy”—the right to self-governance over one’s own body without coercion…