report in Khaama Press online, Sept 5, 2023The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and 63 human rights groups have jointly appealed to the UN Human Rights Council, urging the establishment of an independent investigation mechanism for Afghanistan. The recent letter highlights a disturbing trend over the past two years, characterized by a surge in reprisal killings, torture, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances. This distressing situation encompasses human rights defenders, journalists, and artists and extends to…
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Leftist forces’ socialist front is being formed. What for?
By globalpoliticsnews on June 17, 2023
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, June 17, 2023A new alliance of left leaning political parties is in the offing. The Socialist Front’s basic objective will be to establish ‘scientific socialism for the country’s overall transformation’. But with leaders claiming the new front will lead to a radical national transformation, the question is: can they deliver? According to former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, who chairs the Nepal Samajbadi Party, the new front is not…