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Vatican Repudiates the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’: A Close Reading of the Statement and its Mixed Responses

Context: Vatican Disowns, but does not rescind, ‘Doctrine of Discovery’[1] During Pope Francis’ visit to Canada in 2022, he formally apologised to the country’s indigenous population for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s policy of...

April 18 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 05 April 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban raid kills six members of Islamic State group – The Hindu An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said...

April 5 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 24 March 2023

Afghanistan US working to help dozens of Americans 'secure their freedom,' leave Afghanistan: Blinken – Wion Standing firm against recognising Afghan rulers Taliban, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that Washington...

March 24 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - January 03, 2023

Afghanistan Defense Ministry Rejects Pakistan Official's Remarks on TTP in Afghanistan: Tolo News The Ministry of Defense reacted to recent comments by Pakistan’s interior minister about the presence of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the...

January 3 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - October 13, 2022

Afghanistan Imposing Sanctions Does Not Benefit Kabul, Washington: Islamic Emirate: Tolo News The Islamic Emirate reacted to the new sanctions imposed by the US on the members of the Islamic Emirate, saying that such sanctions do not benefit Kabul...

October 13 , 2022
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest- October 12, 2022

Afghanistan Afghanistan is Candidate for UN Human Rights Council: Faiq: Tolo News The Chargé d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said that Afghanistan is a candidate for membership in the UN Human Rights...

October 12 , 2022
Myanmar Round Up - March 2022

27 March 2022 marked the 77th Armed Forces Day, and the military celebrated the day with the display of its might, with troops, tanks, missiles and aircraft. This day marks the Burmese army's resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945. However, the...

April 12 , 2022
Biden as a Liberal Crusader: Assessing the Obama-Biden Human Rights Legacy

… the hope is that Biden would have learnt from the Obama era mistakes and hence follow a non-interventionist policy to avoid another ‘humanitarian’ war … at the end of his Presidential term, Biden may emerge a ‘liberal crusader’ or be another ‘...

July 27 , 2021
China and the International Human Rights Regime

Introduction China’s rise marked by the combination of high economic development, swift modernisation and authoritarian political structure has been highly attractive for other developing states to imbibe and follow course. In reality however, the...

September 25 , 2020
Myanmar Round Up: June 2020

The country reported 299 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths as on 30 June 2020. Despite low numbers of cases, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed economic and social challenges. The World Bank’s Myanmar Economic Monitor projected a decline in the...

July 13 , 2020
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