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On Monday, 15 April 2013, two young American brothers of Chechen origin allegedly detonated two homemade bombs in pressure cookers, just meters away from the finishing line of the 116th Boston...
Local purchases of goods and services in the information technology sector by government offices has untapped potential for stimulating domestic economic progress, particularly in developing...
The 140-page report provides detailed accounts of 75 cases of alleged rape and sexual abuse that occurred from 2006-2012 in both official and secret detention centers throughout Sri Lanka. In the...
From the inception of democracy in South Africa, human rights have been central to our foreign policy. In this context, South Africa’s foreign policy regards human rights as inherent to all...
“Our intention is to measure the degree to which people are free to enjoy classic civil liberties—freedom of speech, religion, individual economic choice, and association and assembly—in each...
The government of Sri Lanka’s refusal to fully support key human rights recommendations during the 14th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) represents yet another setback for reform...
The events which make up the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ mark a significant chapter in modern history. In less than two years, four dictators have been deposed, regimes are slowly being dismantled...
Let me begin by announcing that I will be travelling to Gurgaon, India to participate in the 12th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation...
I am humbled by the singular honour of addressing and deliver a vote of thanks to this historic event which marks the end of the proceedings of the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. It is...
The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Mninwa Mahlangu, has become the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) for the coming year.
Mr Mahlangu’s tenure...
A new initiative was recently announced by the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. AZE's 7 Wonders (www.AZE7Wonders.org) campaign asks voters...
In August 2012, the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim, accompanied by a civil society delegation, visited Sri Lanka to meet with the leaders of the Sri...
The United Nations today announced that it will allocate $55 million to bolster operations in eight countries with neglected humanitarian emergencies. Afghanistan, Cameroon, Colombia, the...
Red bush tea has become the newest development in the global tea industry. Red bush, or ‘rooibos’ as it is called locally, is only cultivated in the Western Cape Province of South Africa....
Cabinet noted that President Jacob Zuma would be conducting a monitoring and evaluation visit to Gauteng, with a focus on public transport. The launch of the last phase of the Gautrain and its...