Chinese government officials will no longer be allowed to avoid commenting on emergencies under new legislative amendments to give journalists better “legal protection”. A commentary published on Friday in Legal Weekly, a newspaper under the supervision of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission – a Communist Party body with a wide range of supervisory … Read more
Nigerian girl children still suffer different forms of child rights abuses ranging from forced marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and limited education, among others, findings by the State of Nigerian Girls Summit (SONGS) have shown. The group’s Steering Committee’s preliminary report on the 2024 state camps held nationwide highlights key findings and recommendations from extensive … Read more
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that starting July, all ministers and government officials will be responsible for paying their own electricity bills to end the ‘VIP culture‘.This change begins with the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary, who will start paying their power bills from July 1, while a … Read more
Beijing has launched a nationwide “zero tolerance” crackdown on people who pretend to be government officials to defraud investors by selling fake official seals – among other schemes. In a meeting last week, the Ministry of Public Security called on agencies nationwide to target people who impersonated officials from government ministries or state-owned companies to … Read more
