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Civil society

When the fate of half our planet is being discussed, it’s too important to shut out civil society

Over 100 governments claim to back ocean protection and almost five million people globally are demanding urgent action to tackle the ocean crisis. But...

Inter Press Service - 19 February 2022

Human rights

Myanmar’s minefields continue to kill and maim

Antipersonnel landmines continue to be produced in state-owned factories in Myanmar while resistance groups employ improvised landmines. Antipersonnel mine blasts claimed 88 lives in Myanmar...

OWSA Contributor - 18 February 2022

Accountability

Crime in Islamabad blamed on its weakest residents

The police’s statement on zero robberies in Islamabad must be taken with a pinch of salt. After all, even a lawmaker's home robbed at...

OWSA Contributor - 17 February 2022

Civil society

Nation state or state-sponsored group behind ICRC cyber-attack?

A month has passed since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) determined that servers hosting personal data belonging to more than 515,000...

OWSA Staff - 16 February 2022

Governance

‘Our common agenda’: Guterres’ open door to corporate capture of the UN

UN member states need to reject multistake-holderism that reinforces the role of problematic exclusive membership clubs (OECD, G20 etc) and enables corporate capture of...

Inter Press Service - 16 February 2022

Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh friendship dialogue begins Friday

The tenth round of India-Bangladesh friendship dialogue will be an all-out BJP participation, say sources. Participants are miffed because they won’t have time to...

OWSA Contributor - 15 February 2022

Human rights

India opposes reference of workers’ law to Hague

India, China, Russia, US are among 14 countries opposing ILO convention 87 on workers right to association being referred to the International Court of...

OWSA Staff - 15 February 2022

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists

UN human rights experts point out that the authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar...

OWSA Contributor - 14 February 2022

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