Women’s History Month Snapshot: AnnaMarie Bena
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We sat down with AnnaMarie Bena, Senior Vice President at USCRI, to discuss her career, how she ended up...
World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks...
Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week.
UN children’s agency UNICEF reported...
Poland detains 4 Ukrainian journalists reporting at the border
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New York, March 18, 2024—Polish authorities should refrain from detaining members of the press reporting on topics of public...
Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran – a group of Council-appointed independent experts - said that Ms. Amini’s...
CPJ, others call on Slovakia to withdraw repressive media bill
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The Committee to Protect Journalists and seven other international press freedom organizations have called on Slovakian authorities to immediately...
Witnesses: IDF assaulted, detained Al-Jazeera journalist in hospital raid
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Beirut, March 18, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Israeli soldiers assaulted Al-Jazeera...
Vantage Point: Dr. Brenda Greene
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March 11, 2024Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
On this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels...
First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born
The arranged marriage typically involves the exchange of a highly prized and culturally important Zebu cow for teenage girls as young as 13 years...
March 21st Forum/Rally: Resolving the Critical Crisis in Haiti
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns after gang insurrection caused days of chaos
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Henry urges people to remain calm while his government is replaced by a transitional council.
By Peter Beaumont and Luke Taylor in...
Investing in care policies can create millions of jobs in MENA, new ILO report...
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Female care workers provide childcare services in Amman, Jordan. © ILO/Jared J. Kohler BEIRUT and AMMAN (ILO News)...
Jennifer Jones Austin, Esq., Phenomenal Black Woman
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March 18, 2024Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
On this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels...
Highway Robbery in Alabama
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By Ben Jealous —
Imagine the neighborhood your family has lived in for more than 150 years being turned into a deteriorating...
On new guidance note for productivity measurement and analysis
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Q. What is the focus of this new Guidance Note, and for whom is it intended?As recent discussions at the ILO...
Congressman Jonathan Jackson calls on the U.S. and its allies to seize the moment...
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Statement by Congressman Jonathan Jackson —
I welcome the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti. This resignation was long overdue...
Kyrgyzstan court extends pre-trial detention of 8 anti-corruption journalists
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Stockholm, March 13, 2024—Kyrgyzstan authorities should immediately drop charges against current and former Temirov Live staff, release all eight...
New EU media law must bolster press freedom, CPJ and partners say
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Brussels, March 13, 2024— As the European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of the European Media Freedom Act,...
Armed men harass, threaten to shoot two reporters covering land dispute in Philippines
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Bangkok, March 13, 2024—Philippine authorities must swiftly identify and prosecute those behind the shooting threats and harassment against Rappler...
March 13th the 45th anniversary of the Grenadian Revolution. We must not forget
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By David Abdulah, Movement for Social Justice —
March 13, 2024 was the 45th Anniversary of the Grenadian Revolution. It was...
Indian journalist Ashutosh Negi arrested for reporting on murder investigation
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New Delhi, March 14, 2024—Indian authorities must drop the charges against journalist Ashutosh Negi, who was arrested in connection...
For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City
“WFP delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City early Tuesday in first successful convoy to the north since 20 February,” the UN...
CPJ joins call for Russia to keep the internet on during presidential elections
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The Committee to Protect Journalists joined #KeepItOn Coalition partners on Thursday in calling on Russian authorities and telecommunications providers...
More casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine from strike on central city
A Russian missile strike on a multi-storey apartment block in central Ukraine that left three dead and around 40 injured on Tuesday has been...
Stories from the UN Archive: Hillary Clinton’s bold stand in Beijing
“Women’s rights are human rights” has echoed throughout the UN Commission on the Status of Women for decades, including at its current session that...