By Claudia Peiró |At the Inauguration of the Inter-American Judicial Year, the president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), Costa Rican Judge Nancy Hernández López, denied in her speech that this court is financed “by private interests to favor a certain agenda”. She alluded to “unsubstantiated” claims that are circulating. “On this point […]
Katalin Novák resigns as President of Hungary
Hungary’s President Katalin Novák resigned from office this Saturday, February 10. In an address to the nation she acknowledged that she made an error of judgment in granting a pardon last year. “As a Hungarian, I would hope that the President of Hungary would not make mistakes. If he does make them, I would expect […]
The NY Declaration is now an official document of the 78th session of the UN
The New York Commitment was integrated as part of the official documentation of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly; the text rescues the original meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and calls on the UN to be faithful to its founding purpose. From now on, the New York Commitment […]
And just like that, it was over: Trump is going to be the Republican nominee
By Steven W. Mosher | Analysis | No sooner had it began than the 2024 primary season is over. Donald Trump’s historic victory in the Iowa Caucus put to rest all the old arguments about his electability, his legal woes, and his age. Despite being outspent two-to-one by both Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, he won […]