Yaoundé, Nov.19.– The leadership of the Catholic Church in Tanzania is in mourning following the killing of hundreds of people after thousands took to the streets to protest the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Protestors were expressing anger at a political system dominated by one party since the country attained independence in the 1960s.
The protests started in the city of Dar es Salaam on 29 October 29 and spread across the country over the following days.
Bogotá, Oct. 7 (AP).– El influyente expresidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe Vélez negó el martes cualquier vínculo con el asesinato de dos defensores de derechos humanos en 1998, luego de que una jueza pidiera a la fiscalía investigarlo por su presunta participación en el hecho.
Uribe Vélez, quien gobernó el país entre 2002 y 2010, indicó en un comunicado que se trata de una acusación “política” y enlistó lo que considera que fueron mentiras dentro del caso.
El exmandatario fue sentenciado en agosto a 12 años de prisión por un caso de soborno a testigos y fraude procesal del que también se ha declarado inocente y espera en libertad la decisión de segunda instancia.
La Paz/Bogotá, Sep.17.– Bolivia cierra de manera definitiva la puerta al matrimonio 
infantil. La Asamblea Legislativa aprobó la tarde del miércoles una ley que elimina la excepción del Código de las Familias que permitía casarse a los 16 años con permiso de los padres o autorización judicial.
La reforma busca “erradicar los matrimonios y uniones, muchos de los cuales son propiciados por acuerdos familiares que vulneran los derechos de los menores, exponiéndolos a situaciones de abuso y violencia”, de acuerdo al informe publicado por la Cámara de Diputados. El movimiento feminista aplaude una norma que empieza a sellar una gran deuda con las niñas.
International Campaign for Tibet, Sept.20.– Warm greetings from DC, where I have just returned from an inspiring trip to Dharamsala!
High up in the Dhauladhar mountains of Northern India, the small hill town of Dharamsala is where His Holiness the Dalai Lama has established the Tibetan government-in-exile since he was forced to escape Tibet after the Chinese occupation. It’s been the heart of the Tibetan community-in-exile and the seat of the Central Tibetan Administration ever since, as well as the site of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, numerous monasteries, schools, and cultural institutions. Several thousand Tibetans live in Dharamsala, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
This is where our boards and leadership team came together to learn and strategize how we can better advance the Tibetan cause. Through meetings with key stakeholders in the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), His Holiness’ private office, and other members of Tibetan civil society, we are working to chart the way forward to be the most effective advocates for Tibet and the Tibetan people.
Close communication and a deeper understanding of the efforts of the Tibetan leadership in Dharamsala are of the utmost necessity. ICT, ICT Europe, and ICT Germany staff and board were all represented as we explored how we can continue to partner with the Tibetan community-in-exile with a united front of advocacy in the US, Europe, and globally.
A group of experts has released a new report that critically analyzes claims that Israel committed crimes against humanity during the Israel-Gaza War. The study covers from October 7, 2023, to June 1, 2025, including intentional killings, premeditated starvation, and even "genocide." In order to separate propaganda from fact and expose structural flaws in significant worldwide communication organizations, the study employs a special combination of quantitative-statistical analysis, forensic documentation, primary sources, and comparative military history.
The authors emphasize that their objective is not legal or moral exoneration, but a rigorous factual analysis of the methodologies and evidence behind genocide claims. Accordingly, this study adheres to the highest academic and evidentiary standards. The authors do not speak for any government or political entity. The publication is forthcoming from the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University.
Among the findings, the study reveals that there is no basis for the starvation claims because more food entered Gaza during the war than before October 7, 2023. The claim that 500 aid trucks are required daily stems from a misrepresentation by UN bodies, one which has been left unchallenged and unchecked. Pre-war UN records cite an average of 73 food trucks per day in 2022. During the fighting (until January 17, 2025), the Coordination and Liaison Administration of the Gaza Strip (COGAT) recorded an average of 101 food trucks daily, whereas retroactively corrected but still incomplete UNRWA data indicated 83 food trucks per day. The study reveals that severe food shortages are being caused by Hamas' actions, which seize most of the cargo and stockpile it for trading.
As set forth in the Genocide Convention of 1948, ”the crime of genocide requires that a perpetrator kill, seriously harm, or inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of a group, in whole or in part, with the intent to destroy the group as such.” However, according to the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR), a consortium of human rights centers at colleges across the world, has released its finding, “after reviewing the facts established by independent human rights monitors, journalists, and United Nations agencies, we conclude that Israel’s actions in and regarding Gaza since October 7, 2023, violate the Genocide Convention.”
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