Environment Summit Urges to Create a Pollution-Free Planet
The world committed to a pollution-free planet on Wednesday at the close of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, with resolutions and pledges promising to improve the lives of billions…
Voting Machines Even with VVPAT May Not be Safe in India
Although VVPAT is supposed to provide a mechanism to audit the votes polled in an election, it is still not a foolproof solution. By Rakesh Raman The controversy surrounding the…
10 Documentary Shorts on 2017 Oscars Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards has been narrowed to 10 films, of…
Attacks on Human Rights Defenders Increasing in India: Amnesty
People who promote and defend human rights continue to face an onslaught of harassment, intimidation, unjust prosecution and unlawful detention. It was revealed Tuesday by Amnesty International in its report,…
Myanmar Violence: UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Criminal Investigation
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday condemned “widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal” attacks against the Rohingya of Myanmar, as well as decades of discrimination and persecution. Zeid Ra’ad Al…
NATO Foreign Ministers Prepare for the Brussels Summit
NATO Foreign Ministers met Tuesday to begin two days of talks on NATO’s adaptation ahead of the Brussels Summit next July. “I expect we will agree to take NATO-EU cooperation…