Crime Congress Focuses on Crime Prevention Issues
Inequality, poverty and weak rule of law are linked to violence and crime, according to the UN. “There can be no sustainable development without human rights and the rule of…
Communist Party Opposes Land Acquisition Bill
The 21st Party Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the amendments to the Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The…
U.S. Help in Iraq Continues to Fight ISIS Terrorists
By Rakesh Raman The U.S. army general Martin E. Dempsey observes that trends in Iraq are moving in the right direction, as Iraqi forces are maintaining their momentum against the…
Victims Reveal Stories of Rapes by ISIS
The extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has carried out systematic rape and other sexual violence against Yezidi women and girls in northern Iraq, Human Rights Watch…
Unregulated Lobbying Leads to Corruption in Europe
Transparency International said today that Europe urgently needs lobbying reform. A new report from the anti-corruption group found that of 19 European countries assessed, only 7 have some form of…