The United States has decided to impose sanctions on an Israeli military unit, which the United States had received information regarding to be involved in humanitarian incidents in Palestine.
The United States is set to impose sanctions on the Israel Defense Forces’ most reactionary unit, the Netza Yehuda Battalion, the White House has confirmed, under which the unit will not be able to use American military supplies.
The unit has been accused of human rights violations in Palestine, while Secretary of State Anthony Blanken said that we will reveal the results of the investigation very soon.
Asunción, IP Agency.- The Paraguayan Pro Tempore Presidency of Mercosur (PPTP) calls on members of organizations and social movements in the region to participate in a day of virtual preparatory dialogue, scheduled for next Tuesday, April 30, with the purpose of contributing to strengthening participation of civil society organizations at the Meeting of High Authorities on Human Rights of Mercosur (RAADH).
The PPTP invitation is made through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, and the Institute of Public Policies on Human Rights of Mercosur (IPPDH). The meeting in virtual format will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Meeting of High Authorities on Human Rights of Mercosur (RAADH) is a space for intergovernmental coordination on public policies on human rights, which brings together the main authorities of the institutions competent in the matter of the States Parties and Associates of Mercosur.
Present information regarding agendas and work programs
Currently, the work of the RAADH is organized through nine Permanent Commissions (Discrimination, Racism and Xenophobia; Niñ@Sur Initiative; People with Disabilities; Older People; Gender and Human Rights of Women; Education and Culture in Human Rights; Report , Truth and Justice; LGBTI; Communication on Human Rights) and the Plenary of High Authorities and its two Working Groups on the Strengthening of the RAADH and the ad hoc Group on Hate Speeches.
This Preparatory Dialogue aims to present information on the agendas and work programs of the different Permanent Commissions and the Plenary of High Authorities, within the framework of the XLIII RAADH, which will take place from May 21 to 24, 2024, in the city of Asunción, with the aim of seeking informed social participation.
Participation is open, with prior registration until April 26, at 6 p.m. Once registration is confirmed, the connection link and pertinent information will be sent.
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The South African government does not have the resources to grant socio-economic rights under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.
« South Africa has joined various international agreements such as the 1951 Convention without having developed a clear policy on migration, including refugee protection.“said Mr. Motsoaledi in a press conference following the approval of the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.
He specified that this new legal instrument will pave the way for the government to exercise its right to formulate reservations on certain elements of the international agreements signed by the country following the first democratic elections held in 1994.
« The White Paper therefore proposes that the government review and/or withdraw from the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol on Refugees with a view to acceding to it with reservations, as other countries have done“, he continued.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) recently called on South Africa to maintain its commitment to respecting fundamental human rights by remaining party to the 1951 Refugee Convention.
« South Africa has attempted to respond to the arrivals of foreign nationals on its territory through a White Paper, but withdrawing from the Refugee Convention and rejoining it with reservations will not provide the immediate and practical solutions sought by the government“said Deputy High Commissioner Ruven Menikdiwela.
While recognizing the country’s concerns over challenges related to irregular migration and people entering South Africa without prior authorization or valid documents, UNHCR stressed that people have the right to seek asylum and be protected once morest expulsion.
Civic and human rights organizations have also criticized the South African government’s proposed reforms to immigration laws, calling the proposals “threat to the security of refugees and migrants in South Africa».
South Africa hosts approximately 154,000 refugees and asylum seekers, representing 0.2% of the country’s total population of 60.6 million.
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This is the epilogue of the biggest financial scandal Vietnam has ever known. A court in Ho Chi Minh City this Thursday, April 11, sentenced Truong My Lan, the boss of a real estate giant, to the death penalty, accused of massive fraud, estimated by the prosecution at 25 billion euros. And 85 other defendants received sentences ranging from suspended sentence to life in prison.
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Truong My Lan was arrested in October 2023. She was on trial with 85 other defendants for having defrauded approximately 42,000 people for 11 years and until 2022, via a bond arrangement transiting through the Saigon commercial bank, owned more than 90% by his group. Vietnamese justice sentenced her to death.
Beyond the astronomical amount of the scam (nearly 44 billion euros, including 25 billion which will never be recovered), the actions of the manager at the head of one of the largest real estate groups in the country, have “ eroded public confidence in the leadership of the party and state », Estimated the jury. An act which cannot be forgiven and which demands exemplary punishment in a country ruled by the Communist Party and whose general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong launched several years ago into a major anti-corruption campaign targeting the highest political spheres. and economic.
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85 other accused
According to observers, this trial, spectacular due to the number of defendants, victims and the scale of the fraud, was for the ruling Communist Party an attempt to reassert its authority. Capital punishment is one of them.
It had only been requested by the prosecutor once morest Ms. Truong, considered the mastermind of the operation. The latter, during her last public speaking, confessed to having thought regarding suicide. “ In my despair I thought of death “, she declared, in comments reported by Your Three, a state newspaper. “ I’m so angry that I was stupid enough to get involved in such a difficult industry (banking) that I had little knowledge regarding “, she assured. More than a thousand properties were confiscated from him, according to prosecutors.
The other defendants, former central bank officials, ex-government members or managers of the bank involved in the fraudulent scheme, Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB), were sentenced to sentences ranging from suspended sentence to life imprisonment. .
Anger of defrauded people
Hundreds of people who lost their funds almost overnight demonstrated on Wednesday April 10 in the capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A large police force was deployed in front of the headquarters of the central bank in Hanoi.
According to Amnesty International, “numerous executions” take place each year in Vietnam, of the order of several dozen per year.
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