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Molded by Violence: Re-education of Ukrainian Children
Molded by Violence: Re-education of Ukrainian Children By Kateryna Rashevska, Innovative Lawyer Awardee Kateryna Rashevska is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award recipient. She serves as a Legal Expert for the Regional Centre for Human Rights in Kyiv, a Ukrainian NGO composed of lawyers and activists who document international crimes and defend human rights in occupied territories, particularly Crimea.
Kateryna Rashevska Archives
“If we lose justice, we lose the future” As Ukraine approaches a fifth year of Russia’s full-scale war, Ukrainian human rights lawyer Kateryna Rashevska reflects on working through blackouts, documenting war crimes, and why justice - not just ceasefire - will determine the region’s future. From losing her organization’s office to confronting global shifts in international law, she speaks about resilience, responsibility, and the long struggle for accountability, and at what cost.
Week Ending Jan. 27
This week, we focus on the worsening violence in Haiti and a major firing of a UN official for corruption. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, we look at the deputy secretary-general's visit to Afghanistan, where she met with the Taliban on women's rights.
Japan Updates Its National Security Plan to Counter Regional Threats
Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane of Japan says his country's new defense strategy of increasing its military might reflects the need to change the security architecture based on the current environment in East Asia. Yet Ishikane, who spoke to PassBlue on Jan. 19, says that his country remains a "peace loving" nation. Japan leads the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council in January.
Week Ending Jan. 20
This week, we focus on the crises in Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the United Nations intensifies peacekeeping and humanitarian remediation as 2023 begins. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources.
The Time to Prosecute Top Russians for the Crime of Aggression Is Now, Says a War Tribunal Expert
Hans Corell knows how to establish war crime tribunals. The Swede is a former top legal expert for the United Nations who served under Secretaries-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan and, on behalf of the institution, was instrumental in setting up criminal tribunals in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Cambodia. The time to negotiate a special tribunal to prosecute top Russian officials for the crime of aggression in Ukraine is now, he says.
The About-Face of Mali's Top Diplomat, Abdoulaye Diop
LAGOS - In January 2017, the Malian foreign minister under President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta organized Mali's largest diplomatic event in years, the Africa-France summit. Thirty-five heads of state convened in the capital, Bamako, requiring close cooperation with the French presidency and foreign ministry.
How Russia Is Destroying the Identity of Ukrainian Children
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KYIV - During its eight years of aggression against Ukraine, Russia has systematically pursued a policy of eradicating Ukrainian identity among children in the occupied territories. Deportation, separation from parents, transfer to Russian families, imposition of citizenship, Russification and militarization are tools that are being used to forcibly transform children into enemies of their own nation.
By kateryna Rashevska, Joe Penney Verified, Savita Pawnday, Kate Ferguson Verified, Clair MacDougall, Richard Ponzio, Joris Larik
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Uganda's Museveni Doesn't Deserve a Seat at the US-Africa Summit, Critics Say
President Joseph Biden has invited 49 African national leaders and the head of the African Union to the White House this month for a summit emphasizing America's "enduring" commitment to the continent and continued collaboration on such global priorities as democracy, human rights and peace and security. Four countries have not been invited: Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Sudan, all of which have undergone military coups in the last few years and been suspended from the African Union.
The Decline of Women's Rights Is Inciting More Gender-Based Violence. Solutions Exist.
The deterioration of women's rights across the world is enabling more gender-based violence. Even those who strive to defend and even expand their privileges at the exclusion of others recognize that half the global population suffers inequalities and injustice. This reality was recognized 27 years ago by the 189 countries that signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. As we know, this auspicious declaration of intent has not been followed up with actions, for the most part.
An Ex-Wagner Group Mercenary Throws Open the Door on the Russian Operation
Marat Gabidullin is throwing open the door on the notorious Wagner Group, the Russian quasi-private army that operates in the shadows and doesn't exist on paper. When he released his memoir in April in French, describing his time as a Wagner fighter and a commander, Gabidullin, 55, became the first operative to go on the record about his experiences in the militia. His book, "I Marat, Ex-Commander in the Wagner Army," was published in France by the firm Michel Lafon.
Israeli Campaign in Germany Blocks Award to Navi Pillay, a Renowned Rights Leader
It was billed as a grand ceremony staged by the United Nations Association of Germany to award its biennial Otto Hahn Peace Medal to Navi Pillay, marking her decades of groundbreaking work in human rights and international criminal law, including through the United Nations. The setting for the ceremony on Sept. 28 would be Berlin's 19th-century Red City Hall, named for its brick façade. The hall, damaged in World War II, had been reconstructed and become a symbolic landmark in the German capital.
The UN General Assembly Must Fix Myanmar's Muddled Representation and Send a Profound Message to the Junta
The United Nations General Assembly will soon make a decision that will affect the lives of 55 million people in Myanmar and could influence the fate of their nation as it stands at a crucial crossroad.
Germany Is Ready to Cut Humanitarian Aid to UN Agencies and Elsewhere
Food prices may still be soaring in crisis-prone countries, but Germany is poised to slash its 2023 contribution to global humanitarian and crisis prevention by nearly $400 million. According to data compiled by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food prices are 13.1 percent higher now than they were at this time last year.
Who Makes Up the UN Leader's Inner Circle? Your Rough Guide
António Guterres entered his second term as United Nations secretary-general on the first day in January 2022. With about four and a half years to go in one of the world's most demanding jobs, Guterres keeps a close group of advisers in the UN and a few outsiders to help him in everything from internal communications to phoning combatants in wars. Who are these advisers? What role are they playing in the UN Secretariat, the policymaking center of the organization?
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