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Kuwait Times
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Kuwait committed to Arab Charter on Human Rights
Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah and other officials discuss a proposal submitted by Libya to amend the third paragraph of Article (45) of the statute of the Charter Committee. - KUNA CAIRO: Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah reaffirmed Kuwait's firm commitment to international conventions and agreements related to human rights, particularly the Arab Charter on Human Rights. Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Tuesday, Sheikha Jawaher underscored Kuwait's belief in the importance of regional cooperation in promoting and safeguarding human rights. Her remarks came on the sidelines of the meeting of States Parties to the Arab Charter on Human Rights, held at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The meeting focused on a Libyan proposal to amend paragraph three of Article 45 of the Charter's statute, concerning the mechanism for electing members of the Arab Charter Committee. Sheikha Jawaher expressed hope that member states would reach consensus on the proposed amendment, noting that the committee currently comprises 18 members, and there is a shared aspiration to expand representation to include all 22 Arab League member states. She emphasized that any changes should be guided by a unified vision that reflects the collective will of the state's parties. Highlighting the committee's pivotal role, Sheikha Jawaher said it plays a vital function in monitoring state's compliance with their human rights obligations and in enhancing respect for human rights throughout the Arab world. Commenting on Kuwait's engagement with the Arab Charter mechanisms, she said the country remains committed to Arab solidarity and collective advancement. Kuwait has submitted its second national report to the Arab Charter Committee, which is scheduled for review in the last quarter of this year. The country has received the committee's list of issues and is currently working on its responses in preparation for the official session. On the sidelines of the meeting, Sheikha Jawaher met with Dr Mohammad Al-Shehhi, the newly elected Chair of the Arab Charter Committee, to congratulate him on his election to the post. The meeting also served to coordinate an upcoming official visit to Kuwait, during which the committee will meet with government and civil society stakeholders ahead of the national report's discussion. Sheikha Jawaher also led Kuwait's delegation to the 56th session of the Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights, which convened at the Arab League headquarters with participation from all member states. — KUNA
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
T-Mobile US (TMUS) Secures Multi-Year MVNO Deal With Charter And Comcast
The recent development involving Charter and Comcast entering a multi-year exclusive agreement with T-Mobile US forms a long-term MVNO partnership, strengthening TMUS's network leverage and may have had a positive impact on the stock price. Alongside, the MLB All-Star Week promotion and Samsung device rollout could have further influenced sentiment. The company's stock rose by 5% over the past month, a movement aligned with broader market trends, as the S&P 500 hit new highs. These factors potentially added weight to T-Mobile's upward momentum during a period marked by trade deal optimism and robust earnings expectations. We've identified 1 weakness with T-Mobile US and understanding the impact should be part of your investment process. Uncover 17 companies that survived and thrived after COVID and have the right ingredients to survive Trump's tariffs. The recent multi-year agreement between Charter, Comcast, and T-Mobile US is likely to enhance T-Mobile's network leverage, potentially influencing its long-term revenue and earnings positively. This development, coupled with the recent promotional activities, strengthens T-Mobile's position, aligning with its narrative of expansion through 5G and fiber growth. Over the past five years, T-Mobile's total shareholder return, including both share price appreciation and dividends, reached 129.05%, demonstrating robust performance compared to a 14.6% increase in the U.S. market over the past year. Despite this longer-term strength, the company underperformed the U.S. Wireless Telecom industry in the last year, which saw a 33.8% increase. The introduction of new agreements and product rollouts may push projections for future earnings and revenues upwards, but potential risks from tariffs or competitor strategies remain. The current share price of $233.25 is below the consensus analysts' price target of $266.08, reflecting a discount of approximately 14%. This suggests that there might be room for upward adjustment in line with analysts' expectations if growth catalysts are realized successfully. Investors are encouraged to consider these forecasts in the context of T-Mobile's ongoing strategic initiatives and market conditions. Learn about T-Mobile US' future growth trajectory here. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Companies discussed in this article include TMUS. This article was originally published by Simply Wall St. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team@
Canada News.Net
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Canada News.Net
What Canada can learn from Australia on adequately protecting citizens at live events
Share article Copy article link Print article In April 2025, a man drove an SUV through a crowd of people attending a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. In response, the British Columbia government immediately commissioned an inquiry to examine the systemic causes of the incident and whether any lessons could be learned from the tragedy. The commission came up with six recommendations based on gaps in the current municipal application and approval system for public events across the province. One key recommendation was that all public events should be required to complete a risk assessment. This isn't currently happening across the province. The absence of such analysis poses a risk for public safety. Another recommendation was the creation of local knowledge capacity to support event organizers, particularly for small and rural events, where the expertise to conduct a basic security risk assessment is lacking. As I argued in August 2022, the live events industry lacks the same level of professionalism as other occupations. Many of these small event organizers are amateurs who lack the resources to properly deal with the security risks involved in holding their events. These factors, combined with emerging security risks, meant that the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu festival could be considered a foreseeable event given the risk realities associated with modern mass gatherings. The inquiry report highlighted how B.C. is lagging behind other international jurisdictions in terms of legislative pro-activeness in securing public events. This policy deficiency is actually a Canada-wide problem; the country is woefully behind other western nations when it comes to securing public events. My doctoral thesis examined this very issue when I compared the regulation and application process to host public events in Canada and Australia's largest cities. Firstly, it's important to note that Canada is a less safe country in terms of security than Australia, all things considered equal. Canada's porous border with the United States means more illegal firearms are entering the country, resulting in more gun violence than in Australia, where there are more restrictive gun ownership laws. The Lapu Lapu attack was not investigated as an act of terrorism, but in a related concern, Canada's intelligence-gathering and national security laws place it at a counter-terrorism disadvantage compared to Australia. Relatively speaking, research suggests Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms hinders its security services from being able to detect and investigate terrorism-related offences given the greater importance placed on individual rights compared to Australia, where there is no such Charter equivalent. Australia also has pro-active foreign intelligence collection capabilities to aid in its counter-terrorism efforts, while Canada's CSIS agency only has domestic capabilities. That essentially requires it to import intelligence from its allies. Given these facts, it would seem plausible that Canada would be at greater risk for security threats at public events - including terrorist attacks, active shooters, etc. - than Australia. When I compared the data between both countries in my research, it suggested Australia has more public event regulation than Canada. It was quantitatively shown that Australian officials require risk assessments and other proactive measures from event organizers, including for risk mitigation, while Canadian officials are mostly concerned with reactive security response plans - in other words, determining how organizers would respond to attacks after they occurred. An analysis of event application documents in both countries reveal that Australian municipalities disproportionately emphasize "risk management" in approving events compared to Canadian municipalities. The B.C. report missed out on examining several important elements. Firstly, it did not take a holistic, deep dive into just how vulnerable public events are to myriad security threats - like active shooters, crowd crushing and terrorist attacks - but instead focused solely on the hostile vehicle threat. It also failed to consider the urgency of governments to adopt policy changes in the face of emerging threats on public spaces, like drone attacks. Secondly, the report made no mention of the need for law enforcement to develop stronger ties to share intelligence with event organizers as a proactive measure to protect mass gathering events from violence. The Hamas attacks at a music festival in Israel in October 2023 highlight the worst outcome of such failures. Lastly, there was no call for action or recommendation for the federal government to play a greater role in providing guidance to the industry and lower levels of government. National security is a federal issue as well as the regulation of airspace for drones. In countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the national government provides guidance on protecting public spaces. There is no such policy leadership in Canada.
Vancouver Sun
9 hours ago
- Health
- Vancouver Sun
Man on B.C. wait-list gets surgery in Florida, but court rejects effort to make province pay
A B.C. man who waited months for surgery during COVID-19 got the operation in Florida instead, but has lost his legal battle to make the province cover the medical bills. The judge sided with B.C.'s health minister and attorney general, two health authorities and the man's B.C. doctor, who asked the court to throw out the lawsuit. The patient, Vincent Jonckeau, acted as his own lawyer, arguing his rights to life, liberty and security of the person as guaranteed under Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms were infringed on by the wait. But the defendants argued during a one-day hearing that the lawsuit was based on an incorrect interpretation of constitutional rights because — by demanding that B.C. pay for the U.S. surgery — it sought to 'impose positive obligations on government.' Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'It is argued that Section 7 imposes no such obligations,' wrote Justice Alison Latimer. The Fraser Health Authority, the Providence Health Care Society and Dr. Adrienne Melck also argued that they aren't state actors and so aren't subject to the Charter, according to the judgment. 'Specifically, Dr. Melck argues that managing a wait list and making medical decisions are not governmental actions and therefore the Charter does not apply to her,' it said. Jonckeau in 2021 was awaiting surgery for his primary aldosteronism, or Conn's syndrome, an endocrine condition that causes dizziness, vertigo, mental fog and fatigue, but Melck said he needed a radiologist to perform adrenal vein sampling before surgery to remove an adrenal gland, Latimer wrote. The wait in mid-2021 for the sampling was nine months at Royal Columbian Hospital. But in January 2022 he was told that because of COVID, those registered in October 2021 wouldn't get the procedure until December 2022, according to the judgment. With his symptoms worsening, Jonckeau contacted a doctor in Tampa Bay in February 2022, and was told he didn't need the sampling, it said. Melck wouldn't perform the surgery without the sampling and said she couldn't insist to Royal Columbian Hospital that his case was more urgent than others. In April 2022, Jonckeau paid an undisclosed amount for an MRI and the surgery at the Tampa Bay Hospital and spent one night there, it said. About a year later, he learned he had never been added to the Royal Columbian waiting list, Latimer wrote. In August 2022, he submitted a claim for a refund to B.C.'s medical services plan. But Melck ignored his request to fill out the necessary form approving the out-of-country service, it said. Latimer called Jonckeau's lawsuit a 'species of claim which has been repeatedly rejected by the courts.' She agreed with the defendants' arguments, including that the Charter doesn't apply to Melck's actions. Latimer said the Hospital Insurance Act says anyone who leaves the province for treatment is only entitled to reimbursement if he had 'prior written approval to do so' from the B.C. government, and if the procedure is not available in B.C. and should be. Jonckeau couldn't be reached for comment.
The Herald Scotland
9 hours ago
- General
- The Herald Scotland
Painting of Scotland's oldest wild Scots pine to be unveiled
Proceeds from the sale of the painting, and limited edition prints of it, will go towards conservation charity Trees for Life's work to restore the globally unique pinewoods and save them from being lost forever. The exhibition marks the 800th anniversary of the issuing of the definitive versions of the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest in 1225. The Charter drew together the forest-related rules established by the Magna Carta and is widely regarded as the UK's first environmental legislation. The Caledonian pinewoods – home of iconic Scottish wildlife such as red squirrel, golden eagle, capercaillie and wildcat -– have been reduced to less than 2% of their original area across just 84 officially recognised remnants, scattered across the Highlands and often in poor condition. READ MORE: 'Masterful' painting by Scottish colourist sells for £380,000 at auction Paintings by two Scottish Colourists to go under the hammer Some of the surviving remnants consist of a few ancient trees, known as Granny pines, that are hundreds of years old but have no young trees growing around them to replace them when they die. According to Trees for Life, Dan Llywelyn Hall's painting of the 567-year-old Glen Loyne Pine "brings this situation into stark reality". Steve Micklewright, chief executive of Trees for Life, said: 'Dan's atmospheric painting of the Glen Loyne Pine – standing alone in the dramatic Highland landscape – shows the desperate plight of many of our native pinewoods. His brush strokes say more about the situation than words ever can. 'Scotland's native pinewoods should be playing a key role in the fightback against the nature and climate emergencies, but most are on their last legs. We need urgent landscape-scale restoration and rewilding – backed by the Scottish Government – to save, expand and connect up these precious woodlands before it's too late.' Artist Dan Llywelyn Hall with Glen Lloyne Pine painting at the Society of Antiquaries, London (Image: Malcolm Park)The woodlands once covered 1.5 million hectares of the Highlands, but over time were felled for timber or to create land for grazing. Overgrazing by deer, which browse on young pine saplings, is now the main reason for their continued decline. A detailed analysis by Trees for Life into the condition of most of the known pinewood remnants recently concluded that high impacts from artificially large deer populations are the main barrier to the pinewoods' recovery, and that many of the remnants will be lost without urgent measures to help them recover. At a major conference last autumn, 25 organisations – including charities Trees for Life and Woodland Trust Scotland, and [[pub]]lic agencies Forestry and Land Scotland and NatureScot – agreed to form the Caledonian Pinewood Partnership to boost restoration efforts. Cardiff-born Dan Llywelyn Hall is a painter known for vivid paintings, including landscape and portraiture. His portrait commissions include Her Majesty The Queen in 2013, when Dan became the youngest artist to portray the monarch. He said: 'The Glen Loyne pine has lived through major historical events, including the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, Jacobite Rebellions, creation of the United Kingdom, and Second World War. We must ensure that a new generation of Scots pine can grow that can bear witness to the events of the next 500 years. 'I hope the new Caledonian Pinewood Partnership will be inspired by the Charter of the Forest and develop a new charter for Scotland's pinewoods, one where harmony between nature and human needs is paramount.' The 'Magna Carta 1225: 800th Anniversary Exhibition' at the Society of Antiquaries runs until 19 September, and also features three other newly commissioned paintings by the artist. All depict ancient forests or specific trees alive when the Charter of the Forest was drawn up by representatives of King Henry III in 1217. Following the exhibition, the different paintings will then be sold to raise funds for Trees for Life, the Society of Antiquaries Library and Collection, and other beneficiaries. Many of the surviving Caledonian pinewoods are in ancient forests – land once reserved for the monarch and aristocracy for hunting. The Glen Loyne Pine has been dated to at least 1458 by St Andrews Tree-Ring Laboratory, and is believed to be even older. It is located in a remote ancient woodland of some 57 pines, all several centuries old, scattered through Glen Lloyne in the northwest Highlands.
