Children

Diplomatic pressure curbs Spain’s migrant crisis in Ceuta

By María Martín |Carlos E. Cué – El País Morocco has resumed control of the border with the North African city after receiving public and private calls from the EU and foreign ministries across Europe, but hundreds of minors remain in limbo Ceuta / Madrid –  Morocco…

Armed conflicts

Jerusalem: A Flashpoint for Conflict or Microcosm of Peace?

Opinion, by Alon Ben-Meir * NEW YORK, May 20 2021 (IPS) – Regardless of how the current and future violent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians in Jerusalem will end, there will be no Israeli-Palestinian peace unless East Jerusalem becomes the capital of a Palestinian…

Human Rights

With Coordinated Announcement, Western Nations Ramp up Myanmar Sanctions

By Sebastian Strangio* –  The Diplomat Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. will “continue to promote accountability for those responsible for the coup.” The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have all imposed additional sanctions on Myanmar’s…

Civil rights

Why Big Pharma’s Arguments Against Patent Waivers Don’t Add Up

By Sonali Kolhatkar * – Independent Media Institute While President Biden is backing the temporary lifting of COVID-19 vaccine patents, drugmakers are making dire predictions of stifled innovation and eroded public trust. What they really fear is losing profits Days after…

Civil rights

MOVE UP ! No profit on People and Planet

International video conference 18 May 2012 from 4pm to 8pm Meeting with political and social personalities from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa, to present the Citizens’ Memorandum FOR A GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY On the occasion of the G20 Global Health Summit…

Human Rights

Reversing the Coup is No Solution for Myanmar

By Michelle Onello and Akila Radhakrishnan (*) – The Diplomat A return to the pre-coup status quo is not politically sustainable. What Myanmar needs is a more fundamental shift.