USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights

USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights

UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said the practice raises concerns about rights violations, including the right to due process, as enshrined under a decades-old international treaty.  Longstanding practice  “The United States has for years been imposing sanctions on individuals and entities without national criminal jurisdiction and in the absence of universal jurisdiction,” she said.  …

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LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries

LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries

The Doha Political Declaration was adopted to a round of applause in the plenary hall of the Qatar National Convention Centre, where LDC5 has been under way since 5 March.  Ushering in new era of solidarity, and enormous socio-economic benefits for world’s 46 least developed countries, today’s action comes nearly one year after the DPoA…

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Legalizing cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board

Legalizing cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board

Issuing the warning at the launch of its annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) cited data indicating that the trend caused “negative health effects and psychotic disorders” among some recreational cannabis users, while also contravening the UN 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. “In all jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized, data show that cannabis-related…

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A pinch (less) of salt can save lives, WHO says in new report

A pinch (less) of salt can save lives, WHO says in new report

“Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disease globally, and excessive sodium intake is one of the main culprits,” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared. A first-of-its-kind WHO global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake…

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Request for holding elections on 11 local body seats, seeking response from Election Commission

Request for holding elections on 11 local body seats, seeking response from Election Commission

—File photo The Sindh High Court issued notices to the Election Commission and others while hearing the request of Jamaat-e-Islami regarding the holding of elections in 11 Local Union Committees. The Sindh High Court asked the parties to respond within 10 days. In the Supreme Court, the petitioner Ameer-e-Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeemur Rehman took a…

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