US must uphold judges’ right to speak freely about race and gender bias: rights expert

PNP DeskFebruary 5, 2024September 18, 202406 mins

Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite voiced serious concerns that a Supreme Court Justice in the state of North Carolina, Anita Earls, was investigated for comments made regarding the potential role that implicit biases based on race, gender, and political affiliation can play in the Court’s decision-making. “Like other citizens, judges are entitled to freedom of expression, provided they conduct themselves…

Refusal to allow the Ukrainian president to speak at the Oscars ceremony

PNP DeskMarch 10, 2023September 10, 202402 mins

File photo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was denied permission to give an online speech at the Oscars ceremony. According to foreign media, the Academy rejected Ukrainian President Zelensky’s request to speak at the Oscars ceremony. According to reports, the 95th Oscar Awards will be held on March 12 in the American city of Los Angeles….

Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation says Guterres, stressing men must also speak out

PNP DeskFebruary 6, 2023September 9, 202405 mins

António Guterres said that the practice of genital cutting, prevalent in some cultures for more than a thousand years, causes lifelong damage to both the physical and mental health of women and girls. ‘Vicious manifestation of the patriarchy’ “It is one of the most vicious manifestations of the patriarchy that permeates our world”, he added….

We must not simply remember, ‘but speak out and stand up’: UN chief Guterres

PNP DeskJanuary 28, 2023September 9, 202407 mins

“The Holocaust did not happen as a ‘lesson’ for humanity, but it did happen. And because it happened, it may happen again,” Mr. Guterres told the annual ceremony held at the historic Park East Synagogue in New York to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. “We must never let down our guard. We must…