Dr. Abdul Aziz Aluwaisheg The conviction in Germany last week of a senior Syrian military officer on crimes against humanity charges is likely to become a landmark case in the use of “universal jurisdiction” to prosecute perpetrators of serious international crimes. The court in Koblenz found Col.
Nayyar Adnan Between December 17 and 19, a large collection of major religious leaders, right-wing activists, hardline fundamentalist militants and Hindutva organisations came together at Haridwar for an event called the ‘Dharma Sansad’ or ‘Religious Parliament’. Over the course of three days, this event witnessed an
Tom Fowdy As 2021 comes to a close and Joe Biden edges towards one year in office, there’s one thing clear already: contrary to hopes and wishes, there’s been no reversal in the confrontational foreign policy the Trump administration set towards China, even if it has
Cairo: We are pleased to announce that London Institute of Peace Research (LIPR) Trustee Dr. M Abaah was awarded a Certificate of appreciation by Egypt Pact for Human Rights for his voluntary efforts worldwide. Dr. M. Abaah has also been nominated as Ambassador of the World
Jerusalem: Snow carpeted Jerusalem and the eastern Mediterranean as a rare storm turned the holy city into a winter wonderland but brought misery to the region’s Syrian refugees. The cold snap, which has already caused major disruption in Athens and Istanbul, saw heavy snowfall in areas
New York: The UN Security Council is expected to approve a resolution that will renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until July 31st, 2022. The UNSC expresses in the resolution its full support for UNFICYP, and decides to
Brussels: Russia says it does not want war but has placed a "gun on the table" in its negotiations with the United States by massing troops on Ukraine's borders, U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan said on Friday. In an online briefing from Moscow, Sullivan described
London: The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has pledged to release nearly £100m ($133m) in emergency funds to Afghanistan following impassioned pleas from two former aid chiefs, who warned that a million children could die from acute malnutrition. Last August, the British government promised to double
New Delhi: Former Vice President Hamid Ansari, a US Senator and three Members of the US Congress have expressed concern over the alleged violation of human rights, political liberties and religious freedom in India under PM Narendra Modi. US Congressman Jim McGovern, Co-Chair of the powerful
Chandigarh: Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in Punjab’s border town of Ferozepur, #GobackModi began trending on Twitter. Several farmers unions had gathered in and around Ferozepur to protest against Modi’s visit, refreshing memories of the farmers’ movement that forced Modi to repeal the