Indonesia People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Chairman Bambang Soesatyo

HRC adopts Morocco-co-sponsored resolution on corruption & human rights

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has unanimously adopted in Geneva a resolution proposed by Morocco on the harmful impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights. The resolution, supported by Morocco, in collaboration with Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Poland, and the UK, calls for a human rights-based approach in all anti-corruption […]

Tunisia: Young Doctors to stage strike in protest against government inertia

The Tunisian Organization of Young Doctors has announced plans for stage a nationwide strike and protest march on May 2, in response to the breakdown of negotiations with the Ministry of Health. Talks held on Monday, April 28, reportedly failed to yield any meaningful outcomes, despite ministry officials acknowledging the legitimacy of the doctors’ grievances. […]

South Africa: Cannabis now sold in pharmacies

South Africa opened its very first marijuana retail outlet. The initiative aims to better regulate the use of this herb, whose industry, promising in many ways, still operates at the margin despite the decriminalization of its use since 2018. The structure called THC Africa is placed under the authority of pharmacist Kyle Brocklebank, in the […]