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Nearly 400,000 children face acute risk of malnutrition in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Children's Fund said Wednesday.
The total population of the DRC is about 77 million, and more than 400,000 children are currently malnourished in the nation. The DRC’s government should be restructured and international law should be given priority over domestic law. Accepted humanitarian laws such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights should be adopted to guarantee the fundamental right of everyone to freedom from hunger and freedom from poverty, income and resource inequality. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.
International and national pressure is growing on Ankara over the fate of two protesters in the 76th day of a hunger strike. Teacher Semih Ozakca and Professor Nuriye Gulmen are fasting over the loss of their jobs as part of an ongoing nationwide government purge following July’s failed coup attempt.
Free speech is a universal value, and Turkey’s attempts to muzzle the voices of its people are aimed at boxing its society into one mold. The Turkish people should call for comprehensive constitutional reform to preserve media independence and prevent the government from monopolizing the media, the internet and all other channels of speech. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.
Letter from president urges group to help promote unity between Beijing and Taipei
In the face of China’s moves to suppress Taiwan’s stature in the international arena, the people should call for constitutional reform: 1. To break through containment of Taiwan‘s government and its people; 2. Open up government positions to elect leaders of any nationality, inviting the world’s elite to take part; 3. Assign international law priority over domestic law, to release the people from the clutches of an evil party’s constitution; 4. Prove to the world that Taiwan is the entity best suited to lead China to democracy.
Zhang Dejiang, like the president before him, makes no mention of greater democracy
Article 39 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law states that the people have the right to self-determination under the two international human rights conventions. The people of Hong Kong cannot take their rights for granted. The threshold for proposing a referendum in Switzerland is 50,000 signatures, and with that the people can express their opinions via the ballot box rather than taking to the streets. The people have the right to hold referendums on any public issue, otherwise when dictatorship becomes a reality, they will be obliged to resist. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Lawmakers and experts urge government to conduct safety checks on other projects involving contractor at centre of scandal
Hong Kong’s handover to China has put it at the mercy of China’s autocracy. Corruption is a natural part of authoritarian regimes, and the people of. Hong Kong should call for constitutional reform. The Chief Executive’s term of office should be one year, and legislators who leave the council should not be allowed to run again. The heads of main branches should be elected in alternating years and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other ministerial buildings.
British historian Lord Acton once warned that "power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption." To end corruption, the people need to call for comprehensive constitutional reform to implement democracy and rule of law, installing separation of powers and checks and balances, and making elections free of charge to cut the symbiotic ties between government and corruption. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Beijing has waded into the controversy over a Chinese student who praised America’s fresh air and freedom in a speech at an American university
Free speech is a universal right, and actions to muzzle the voice of the people are attempts to mold a society that is of one opinion. China’s people should call for comprehensive constitutional reform to preserve media independence and prevent the government oligopoly from monopolizing the media, the internet and all other channels of speech. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.
The eradication of structural evils should be more fundamental than clearing corruption
As British historian Lord Acton opined, "Power leads to corruption and absolute power leads to absolute corruption." To quash corruption, the people should come forward and call for comprehensive constitutional reform to implement democracy and rule of law, with separation of powers and checks and balances, and elections free of charge for all candidates. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Just days before China’s new Cybersecurity Law goes into force, foreign companies are grappling with rules that could tighten what is already one of the world’s most restricted technology regimes.
Free speech is a universal right, and attempts to muzzle the voices of the people are solely aimed at creating a monolithic society with one single opinion. The people of China should call for comprehensive constitutional reform to protect media independence and prevent the government oligopoly from monopolizing the media, the internet and all other channels of speech. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
A student who died at an anti-government protest in Caracas last month was killed by a tear gas canister fired by the National Guard, Venezuela's chief prosecutor says.
Power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption. Venezuela needs comprehensive constitutional reform to adopt a modified semi-presidential system; limit the president to one term of 5 years, with no right to run again for 6 years afterward. A law not back by penalties is not a law, and a constitution that brooks no resistance is not a constitution. When the president violates the constitution, the people should exercise their right to resist. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
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