The Human Rights Council-appointed experts’ call follows on from the election victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, who secured a controversial fourth term with the main opposition party deciding to boycott the poll. Ms. Hasina and her Awami League party won 223 of the 300 parliamentary seats being contested amid violent protests…
Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, also said that the hereditary succession to power raised serious concerns with respect to human rights, democratic principles and the international rule of law. Mr. Muntarbhorn and other rights experts had previously described the lead-up to and the outcome of the July…
Addressing the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate Fumio Kishida urged reforms of the Security Council, including increased representation of Africa and expanding both its permanent and non-permanent membership, to restore confidence. “The world is changing dramatically. We need a Security Council that reflects the world today,” he said, noting that efforts to limit the use…
The ongoing protest in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has postponed the judicial reform plan until next month. The Israeli Prime Minister has expressed his willingness to stop progress on judicial reforms. After the government’s decision, the Israeli labor union has announced the end of the nationwide strike. Against the reforms, the head of the…
Israel: Protests are being held against judicial reforms. 200 reserve pilots of the Israeli Air Force have refused to continue their service in protest against judicial reforms by the government. According to foreign media, many of these pilots have also participated in ‘secret Israeli operations’. The pilots say that after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech on…
Israeli Army Chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halawi Israel’s army chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halawi has warned the government that there could be internal divisions within the army over judicial reforms. Army Chief General Herzi Halawi says that the conflict over judicial reforms may cause young people to refuse mandatory service in the Israeli army. He…
Large-scale protest rallies were held in different cities against the electoral reforms in Mexico. On this occasion, the participants participated in the protest in solidarity with the National Electoral Institute wearing pink clothes, some of them were holding pink posters and others of other colors. The protesters said that they are defending democracy. fighting for…
Thousands of people are participating in the protest, courtesy of Twitter In Jerusalem, more than 90,000 people are protesting against the judicial reforms outside the parliament. Prime Minister Netanyahu says that the opposition leaders are deliberately pushing the country towards anarchy. He said that the opposition is creating chaos in the parliament, MPs are jumping…
Islamabad: (Dunya News) Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said on the occasion of the inauguration of Reforms and Resource Mobilization Commission in FBR that reforms in revenue policies are necessary to achieve sustainable economic development. Addressing the event, Pakistan Muslim League (N) senior leader and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the current government…
