Tag: United Nations
Human rights arguments have lost credibility over West’s double standards
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
At a time when the West has weaponised human rights, the United Nations body that promotes freedom of expression...
Nakba Day – 75 years of Palestinian statelessness, but also persistence
NAKBA DAY ADDRESS: By Rand Hazou
Although Israelis celebrate 1948 as the birth of the Jewish nation, for Palestinians this date is referred to as...
Pacific tackles growing problem of human trafficking, smuggling and ‘slavery’
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
Since opening borders after the covid-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand have been aggressively sourcing Pacific Islander workers to help...
Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva in Pape’ete
As the ballots were counted after the first day of voting in Mā’ohi Nui/French Polynesia territorial election first...
Africa’s highway takes shape – bureaucrats, mud and all
Flashback to a cover story in African Development magazine in April 1974. The Trans-African Highway (TAH) was expected to ease trade and other contacts...
‘Frustrated’ USP law students were catalyst for landmark UN climate vote
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
There was euphoria at the campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva in Fiji last Thursday...