Ed Holt

1 week ago | ipsnoticias.net | Ed Holt

BRATISLAVA – Varios Estados europeos anuncian su retirada del tratado mundial que prohíbe las minas antipersonal y lo activistas advierten de que innumerables vidas podrían ponerse en peligro por la amenaza al progreso logrado durante décadas en la lucha contra estas armas.

1 week ago | globalissues.org | Ed Holt

BRATISLAVA, May 05 (IPS) - As a string of European states announce withdrawals from a global treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, campaigners are warning countless lives could be put at risk as decades of progress fighting the weapons come under threat. On April 16, Latvia’s parliament approved the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention. This came just weeks after Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland all announced their intention to pull out of the treaty.

1 week ago | ipsnews.net | Ed Holt

Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Peace, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Armed Conflicts Reprint | | Print | BRATISLAVA, May 5 2025 (IPS) - As a string of European states announce withdrawals from a global treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, campaigners are warning countless lives could be put at risk as decades of progress fighting...

1 week ago | globalissues.org | Ed Holt

BRATISLAVA, May 02 (IPS) - Global press freedom across the world is at a “critical moment,” campaigners have warned, as a major index mapping the state of global press freedom hits an unprecedented low. In the latest edition of the annual press freedom index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which was published on May 2, the average score of all assessed countries fell below 55 points, falling into the category of a “difficult situation” for the first time in the index’s history.

1 week ago | ipsnoticias.net | Ed Holt

BRATISLAVA – La libertad de prensa en todo el mundo se encuentra en un momento crítico, según han advertido los activistas, ya que un importante índice que mide el estado de la libertad de prensa a nivel mundial ha alcanzado un mínimo sin precedentes.