Tag «violates»

Fukushima resettlement policy violates international human rights commitments & Japanese law

Tokyo, 7 March 2017 – Japan’s policy to resettle residents to heavily contaminated areas in Fukushima is in contravention of Japanese law and multiple international human rights treaties. Greenpeace Japan and Human Rights Now detailed today numerous human rights violations resulting from the Japanese government’s response over the past six years to the 2011 Fukushima …

The Monk who sold the Rape Victim – Chawm Ganguly

And the 10 utterly revolting, insensitive statements that follow: No News Bulletin seems to be complete without a customary rape. Another little girl violated. Another harrowing “tale”: of inhuman brutality. Another “case”: of the perverts seeking out their victims as we watch, dumbfounded by the sheer bestiality involved. Another “incident”: that numbs us to disbelief, …

Shadow trade: how North Korea’s barter trade violates United Nations sanctions

(Stockholm, 17 July 2013) Barter trade in essential goods and long-standing diplomatic relations are key to understanding the most recent attempted violation of the United Nations arms embargo on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea). Expert Comment by SIPRI Researchers Hugh Griffiths and Lawrence Dermody. On 16 July the President of Panama …