Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Eli Clifton WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (IPS) – The past week brought new scrutiny of Zimbabwe’s human rights record with the deportation of a senior U.N. official sent to investigate torture there, and demands by a coalition of civil society groups that the international community address human rights violations stemming [...]
US-IRAN: Congress Begins Pressing Sanctions Legislation
October 17, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (IPS) – As the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama prepares for a critical series of talks about the fate of Iran’s nuclear programme, Congress has begun moving long-pending legislation to impose new unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. In just the past few [...]
US-ZIMBABWE: Yearlong Sanctions Bring Few Reforms
October 6, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Zach Rosenberg WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (IPS) – More than a year after the signing of an agreement to bring democracy to Zimbabwe, the United States continues to maintain sanctions against the southern African nation. After praising recent changes in government composition and fiscal policy, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State [...]
POLITICS-AFRICA: Zimbabweans Rubbish SADC’s Sanctions Call
September 9, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Sept. 09 (IPS) – Southern African leaders have once again failed the people of Zimbabwe by making a show of support for the country’s long-serving dictator. The unresolved issues plaguing Zimbabwe’s coalition government is set to drag on after southern African leaders once again failed to [...]
