At an east London church on a bitterly cold winter’s day, Beautine Wester-Okiya picks her way through boxes of donated baby clothes, toys and other assorted items destined for local people battered by the UK’s cost-of-living crisis.It’s the frontline…
The Posse Comitatus Act and the American Military
Travis L. Eddleman, SWJ Over the last several years, the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), a piece of federal legislation dating back to 1878, has made a comeback to the forefront of American…
Soldiers Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine Forced To Pay Back Bonuses
AFP In yet another blow to military service members, those who did not meet the full term of their contract due to being kicked out of the military for not complying with the Covid vaccine…
Pentagon Updates Guidance for Autonomous Weapon Systems
Harper, DefScoop The updated DOD Directive 3000.09, “Autonomy in Weapon Systems,” went into effect Wednesday.
Ukraine’s ‘Decision-Centric’ Military Needs More Than Armor To Win
The Hill The Biden administration’s decision to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine is being heralded as a sign that the United States and its Western allies will back Kyiv’s efforts…
UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed’ over deaths of nine Palestinians in West Bank raid
The top UN official for the Middle East peace process, said on Thursday he was “deeply alarmed and saddened” at the continuing cycle of violence in the occupied West Bank, after nine Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid.Read the ful…
Peacebuilding must be rooted in ‘bedrock of inclusive, sustainable development’
While describing maintaining peace as core to the UN – it’s very reason for being – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the Security Council on Thursday that it was a mission now “under grave threat.”Read the full story, “Peacebuilding must …
Closure of Moscow Helsinki Group, ‘yet another blow to human rights’ in Russia: OHCHR
The court order closing down Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is “yet another blow to human rights and civic space in the country”, said a Spokesperson for the UN rights office, OHCHR on Thursday.Read the full…
Home, belonging, and the Holocaust
This year, the theme of the UN Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked on Friday, is “home and belonging”, two concepts that were systematically ripped away from Jewish citizens, once the Nazi Party took control of Germany in 1933.Read the full story, “Home,…