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Illicit financial flows. Credit: IPS Opinion by Khalid Saifullah (new york) Friday, October 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – Khalid Saifullah, Fellow, Save Bangladesh USA Inc.The commonly used Bangla phrase for siphoning off money out of the country – “taka pachar” – is rather misleading. Because taka, the Bangladeshi currency, is…
Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, at a press conference in which she discusses her findings on prostitution. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, October 03, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 03 (IPS) – Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and…
Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, addresses the media and the community at the site of the Mullivaikal massacre. She says justice is overdue for the families of those killed and disappeared during the Sri Lankan civil war. Credit: Johan Mikaelsson/IPS by Johan Mikaelsson (mullivaikal, sri lanka) Monday, September 16, 2024 Inter Press Service MULLIVAIKAL,…
A village in Nigeria that has been flooded due to the collapse of the Alau dam in Maiduguri. Credit: Esty Sutyoko/OCHA by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, September 13, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) – On Monday, the Alau dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, collapsed, causing flash floods to ravage neighbouring regions…
Construction work is underway at the dilapidated Tocuyito prison in north-central Venezuela, which is being quickly converted into a high-security prison for hundreds of detainees in protests against the proclaimed re-election of president Nicolás Maduro. Credit: RrSs by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Wednesday, September 04, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Sep 04 (IPS) – Invoking the fight…