THE deepening crisis in Venezuela has divided Caricom, Latin America, the Western Hemisphere and the world. Even the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is a development institution supposedly immune to politics, has been drawn in by deciding to …
Livia Vargas-Gonzalez teaches social theory at the School of Sociology in Caracas’ Universidad Central de Venezuela. She has published essays and books, including Entre libertad e historicidad (Between liberty and historicity, El Perro y la Rana, 2007). …
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY18/19 Regional Advocacy Projects in the Western Hemisphere This is the announcement of funding opportunity number …
(Adds State Department response, Maduro comments) By Vivian Sequera and Angus Berwick CARACAS, March 21 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities detained opposition leader Juan Guaido's chief of staff on Thursday in a pre-dawn raid, an escalating crackdown …
The United States has been pushing to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The United States has been pushing to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: Marcelo Garcia / Venezuelan Presidency Photo: Marcelo Garcia / Venezuelan …
President Trump imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan bank in retaliation for strongman Nicolas Maduro’s arrest of two aides to his political opponents, the State Department announced Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s team expelled Venezuela’s …
The move comes as the UN warned this week that US economic measures against Venezuela will have an “impact on human rights and wellbeing of the people.” The US government is withholding US $5 billion which was meant for the purchase of medicines and raw …
Bachelet, who as President of Chile maintained warm diplomatic relations with the Maduro regime, highlighted the “dramatically deteriorating economic and social rights” of Venezuelan citizens, amid a time of political and economic crisis that has left …
WASHINGTON: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Thursday (Mar 21) put Nicaragua on its human rights black list along with Venezuela and Cuba, the group said. In its annual report, citing a group of experts' conclusion in December, …
40th session of the Human Rights Council 20 March 2019 Distinguished President, Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends The Council has been presented with reports of the Secretary General and of the High Commissioner …
Dissidents and political prisoners' families from around the globe have gathered in Geneva for a two-day summit that opens tomorrow at the United Nations European headquarters, aimed at giving a voice to victims of the world’s worst human rights abuses …
By James M. Dorsey 24 March 2019 Edited remarks at Brookings roundtable in Doha A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Many have framed the battle lines in the geopolitics of the emerging …
Washington, DC—In the context of the current repression of social protests in Venezuela, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Economic Rights (SRESCER) expressed …
Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 07:38 UTC Bachelet said escalating human rights violations are also leading to a further deterioration of the economic and social dynamics The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, warns political divisions …
Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: Acting Defense …
Details Written by State Department Washington, DC - On March 19, the United States co-sponsored an event with Albania, Argentina, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Romania, and the United Kingdom at the United Nations in …
Venezuela has been under a dictatorship for the past 20 years. When former President Hugo Chavez died in 2015, Nicolas Maduro—a former bus driver—took over the presidency, worsening the political, social, and economic state of the country. Since Maduro’s …
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Banco de Desarrollo Economico y Social de Venezuela, or BANDES, pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended, for operating in the financial sector of the …
By TalCual The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet spoke out about the precarious situation in Venezuela. She denounced to the world what we Venezuelans have known for years: that they are being tortured here, that force has …
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, US, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Clearwater, FL – On March 19th, 2019, thirteen teenagers, ages 11-14 from the Community Learning Center (CLC) learned several of the articles of human rights from the Universal …
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY18/19 Regional Advocacy Projects in the Western Hemisphere This is the announcement of funding opportunity number …
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Fixed Amount Awards for Human Rights, Accountability, and Access to Information in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or …
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Human Rights, Accountability, and Access to Information in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) This is the …
Download logo The United Nations in South Africa will join South Africans in commemorating Human Rights Day on Thursday, 21 March 2019 in Sharpeville and participate in the Human Rights Festival at the Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. The day is of …
L. Ron Hubbard: The Inspiration for the Church of Scientology's 50-Year Record of Fighting Human Rights Abuses Around the World Celebrated on his 108th Birthday WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 18, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sounds like the …
I would like to thank President Tsai’s comments and her for taking the time to be here out of her busy schedule. I can’t help but just stand up here and cheer you, and be so thankful for so many people who gather here for the cause of religious freedom …
Download logo The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Central African Republic and Monaco. Léopold Ismael Samba, Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to the United Nations Office at …
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Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063 according to the 2019 Economic Report …
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES, March 23, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Attorney Margaret Dore, president of Choice is an Illusion [www.choiceillusion.org], which has fought assisted suicide and euthanasia legalization efforts in many states …
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The status quo is not working. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On the eve of Secretary Pompeo’s visit to the Middle East and to Lebanon, AMCD advisor, Dr. Walid Phares gave his assessment of the present US strategy and …
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Merck Foundation meets the President and the First Lady of Burundi to launch their programs in the country NAIROBI, KENYA, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany underscored their …
Merck Foundation to organize ‘their first Health Media Training' in partnership with the First Lady of Burundi BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany will …
Fatmata Sesay was 15 years old when she became pregnant. Her parents forced her to move in with her boyfriend, who was neither in school nor employed. Moving in with him felt like an underage marriage, she says. To make matters even more difficult, …
The world needs to step up support for the survivors of Tropical Cyclone Idai, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, in a strong personal appeal as relief workers rush to provide aid to people stranded across the storm countries in southern Africa. …
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America’s growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of color has sparked something nationwide: From Birmingham to Boston, voters are electing progressive, reform-minded prosecutors. Suffolk County District Attorney …
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