venezuela’s needs ‘significant and growing’ un

Pence announced that the US was preparing a Security  Council resolution recognizing the legitimacy of Juan  Guaidó and he asked all UN Member States for their support, beyond the dozen countries. Permanent Representative of Venezuela to United Nations, Samuel Moncada,..

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steve vladeck: why does the supreme court have nine justices? and why

Indeed, un-elected judiciary is the ability to protect the rights of minorities against the tyranny of the majority, court that is beholden to whichever party is power would lack both the inclination and the legitimacy to stand up to the political branches. ..

un official on assange

Concerned about reports of Julian Assange's from Ecuador's London embassy, UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer expressed alarm, intending to get involved in what's going on. . ..

islamists infiltrate the democratic party

The Government of National Accord controls the capital of Tripoli and is backed by United Nations, European Union and United States. ... In August, United Nations estimated that it would cost $400 billion to restore Syria to the point that the millions of displaced..

farsnews

'The Islamic Republic of Iran regards this baseless move as a major threat to regional and international peace and security and a blatant violation of the compelling rules of international law and the United Nations Charter,' Iran's top security body reiterated. . ... The US' Golan Heights..

the nation of islam and women's "social justice"

There is, however, one curious case of a movement that pledges allegiance to Islam, obeys the five pillars of the religion -- faith, prayer, fasting, charity, and the pilgrimage to Mecca -- while holding to some un-Islamic beliefs. ... Farrakhan's vacuous attempt to blame all the things he despises,..

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