Archive for January 26th, 2017

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26/01/2017

Populism, Wrong Medicine Against Corruption, Inequality

Human Wrongs Watch

BERLIN, Jan 25 2017 (IPS)* – 2016 showed that around the world systemic corruption and social inequality reinforce each other, leading to popular disenchantment with political establishments and providing a fertile ground for the rise of populist politicians, warns a new report by an international anti-corruption watchdog.
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Land grabbing by the so-called “land mafia” is reportedly prolific in Pakistan, particularly in and around Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. In some cases, housing authorities have allegedly colluded with property developers, who employ private militias to secure the land. Photo: Transparency International.

In its report Corruption Perceptions Index 2016, released on Wednesday Jan. 25, Transparency International (TI) says that 69 per cent of the 176 countries scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), exposing how massive and pervasive public sector corruption is around the world.

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26/01/2017

Trump’s Global Gag a Devastating Blow for Women’s Rights

Human Wrongs Watch

By Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International

MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 2017 (IPS) – The image of a group of men in suits making decisions about the rights of women is becoming an emblematic sign of the backlash against our human rights, particularly those related to women´s bodily integrity and reproductive and sexual freedoms.
International organisations receiving US funding for health will no longer be able to provide any abortion services or counselling - even with non-US funding - Credit: Patricia Cocq/IPS.

International organisations receiving US funding for health will no longer be able to provide any abortion services or counselling – even with non-US funding – Credit: Patricia Cocq/IPS.

Just two days after the massive demonstrations for equality and against discrimination that took place in cities across the USA and around the world, President Donald Trump decided to put the rights of women at risk by reinstating the so-called “global gag rule”.

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26/01/2017

Burma: Four Decades of International Media Coverage on the Rohingyas

Human Wrongs Watch

By Maung Zarni*

23 January 2017 – TRANSCEND Media Service – The titles of articles on Myanmar’s treatment Rohingyas speak volumes.

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They will compel astute researchers to appreciate the systematic and deeply criminal nature of Myanmar’s policies and treatment of Rohingyas:

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26/01/2017

UN Rights Expert ‘Deeply Concerned’ about Reprisals against those She Met on Official Visit to Myanmar

Human Wrongs Watch

A United Nations expert on 24 January 2017 warned about possible reprisals against the people she met during her recent visit to the country, noting that she was particularly struck by the fear of some she spoke to “who were afraid of what would happen to them after talking to me.”

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Residents of the Thet Kae Pyin camp for displaced people in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. (file) Photo: OCHA/P.Peron

“There is one word that has hung heavily on my mind during this visit – reprisals,” the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said in a press statement wrapping up her 9 to 21 January mission to the country.

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