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The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Uganda to amend a bill to ban same-sex relations that it says would violate human rights standards and undermine public health. The bill passed by the Ugandan Parliament this past week, but not yet final, has been under development since 2015 and gone through several significant changes. Human rights officials say they are deeply troubled by this latest iteration, which would criminalize entire groups of people. Under the bill, they note consensual same-sex relations would be harshly punished, as would sex worke...

May 10, 2021 Share The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Uganda to amend a bill to ban same-sex relations that it says would violate human rights standards and undermine public health. The bill passed by the Ugandan Parliament this past week, but not yet final, has been under development since 2015 and gone through several significant changes. Human rights officials say they are deeply troubled by this latest iteration, which would criminalize entire groups of people. Under the bill, they note consensual same-sex relations would be harshly p...

AIDS working hand in glove with coronavirus, fueling plight of Zimbabwe's vulnerable groups Jeffrey Moyo   | 16.04.2021 From Left, stands the blind Onisimo Chinokoro, his mother, 81-year-old Maritina Nyoni, and Onisimo's blind brother 58-year-old Misodziyashe Chinokoro. Photos: Jeffrey Moyo - Anadolu Agency GOKWE, Zimbabwe One after the other, AIDS killed three of her children, leaving 81-year-old Maritina Nyoni single-handedly caring for her two blind sons. A resident of Gokwe South's Chisina village in Ward 25 in Zimbabwe'...

Learning the lessons of the coiled Arab spring Nadim Shehadi March 11, 2021 22:36 Syrian anti-government protesters march as part of an uprising against the country’s authoritarian regime, in Banias, Syria, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/gywt8 The more pressure that is placed on a spring, the more tension is built up inside it and the higher it will jump when the pressure is released. This is my definition of the “Arab spring” — not related to spring as a season, but rather to a metal coil. Keeping the pressure on causes more damage and it becomes more costly a...

Transparent Energy Brings Cost-Saving Benefits of Auction-Based Energy Procurement to State, Regional, and National Associations Hires Jane Seagraves, Expert Energy & Associations Program Administrator, to Run Program, Drive Growth, and Deliver Exceptional Member Outcomes /EIN News/ -- FAIRFIELD, N.J. and CHICAGO, March 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparent Energy, the national leader in online energy procurement, today announced it is rolling out a new program for local, regional, and national Associations to bring the benefits of auction-based energy procurement to their members. The p...