The ICRC is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and other situations of violence. The ICRC has a permanent mandate under international law to take impartial action for prisoners, the wounded and sick, and civilians affected by conflict. With its HQ in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC is based in around 80 countries and ...
Front Line Fellowship 2011 The purpose of the Fellowship program is to offer a possibility for human rights defenders at risk to take some time out from their normal work to undertake a project which will further develop their capacities and contribute to the protection of human rights defenders internationally. Front Line Fellowships are offered on a flexible basis for ...
by Jehan Perera The floods that struck the country due to heavy rains and that affected more than one million people have been described as one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s recent history. The rains that poured down in virtually every part of the country generated landslides in the central hills and large scale flooding in ...
* Corruption affecting investment, competitiveness * Immediate action to be taken against corrupt officials * International donors linking foreign aid to transparency KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Pakistan launched a new anti-corruption campaign on Thursday in an attempt to tackle the massive graft that threatens government stability and the economy of this nuclear-armed U.S. ally in the war on al ...
By P.Sainath The Commonwealth Games over, we can now return to those of everyday Indian life. For all the protests, though, there was nothing in the corruption that marked the Games that does not permeate every town and city, all the time. Just that, in these Games, it got concentrated in one very high-profile event, under constant public and media ...