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Women’s rights activists held a demonstration in Latvia on Wednesday to protest the country’s potential withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty aimed at preventing and combating violence against women. The demonstration involved activists taping their mouths shut and sitting in front of a table marked with handprints. The protest follows a recent decision […]
Organizations and individuals representing civil society groups, NGOs, victim/survivor associations, and academic institutions worldwide have expressed their support for the opening of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity. This development is considered a vital step toward addressing a gap in international […]
The Trump administration announced its intention to withdraw the US from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 65 other international organizations. This move, detailed in a White House memorandum, states these bodies “no longer serve American interests.” Simultaneously, global oil prices fell slightly following a US operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, […]
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