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The EU Should Stop Exporting its Plastic Waste
November 3, 2022 · By Krista Shennum, Fellow, Environment and Human Rights for www.ucanews.com
The EU Should Stop Exporting its Plastic Waste If you live in the EU, chances are your plastic trash might be recycled by child or migrant workers in Turkey. Each year, hundreds of thousands of metric tons of plastic waste from the European Union are shipped to Turkey for recycling. Yet plastic recycling facilities in Turkey are […]
Read More...Nigeria Agrees to End Military Detention of Children
November 3, 2022 · By Jo Becker, Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division for www.hrw.org
Nigeria Agrees to End Military Detention of Children In 2019, a colleague and I interviewed dozens of children in northeast Nigeria who had been detained in horrific conditions in a military prison for alleged association with the armed group Boko Haram. The children described beatings, overwhelming heat, frequent hunger, and being packed tightly in cells with hundreds […]
Read More...The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million
November 3, 2022 · By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS for www.npr.org
The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million NEW YORK — The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades […]
Read More...Lula elected president of Brazil
November 3, 2022 ·
Lula elected president of Brazil Brazil is the latest Latin American country to elect a left-wing president, joining Chile, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Honduras and Argentina who have all favoured progressive parties over the political right. Leaders from around the world were quick to congratulate Lula on his victory, showing global solidarity and support following Bolsonaro’s […]
Read More...Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN
November 2, 2022 · By Fiona Harvey, Environment correspondent for www.theguardian.com
Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN Pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions will lead to global heating of 2.5C, a level that would condemn the world to catastrophic climate breakdown, according to the United Nations. Only a handful of countries have strengthened their commitments substantially in the last year, despite having promised […]
Read More...These Indigenous Women Are Leading the Fight to Save the Planet
November 2, 2022 · By Natalie Prolman for www.globalcitizen.org
These Indigenous Women Are Leading the Fight to Save the Planet Indigenous women across the world are leading movements against natural resource desecration, land grabbing, and rampant deforestation. These are the latest chapters in centuries-old struggles against colonial exploitation and erasure. These women are raising the next generations of indigenous activists, often carry the bulk […]
Read More...Myanmar military bombs Kachin music concert, killing dozens including civilians, performers and KIA officers
November 2, 2022 · By Nyein Swe for myanmar-now.org
Myanmar military bombs Kachin music concert, killing dozens including civilians, performers and KIA officers Myanmar junta airstrikes on a music festival killed several dozen people in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State on Sunday evening, according to media reports and a spokesperson from the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO). The festival was being held in honour of the […]
Read More...CHR welcomes visit to PH of UNSR on sale, sexual exploitation of children
October 28, 2022 · By Czarina Nicole Ong Ki for mb.com.ph
CHR welcomes visit to PH of UNSR on sale, sexual exploitation of children The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) looks forward to the visit starting Nov. 28 of Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh, United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the sale and sexual exploitation of children. It said the visit was on invitation of the Philippines […]
Read More...Convicted embassy worker liable under PH laws: SolGen
October 28, 2022 · By Benjamin Pulta for www.pna.gov.ph
Convicted embassy worker liable under PH laws: SolGen MANILA – Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said convicted sex offender, Dean Cheves, should eventually be held accountable in the Philippines and not just in the United States. “He (Cheves) is accountable not only under US laws but more so under Philippine laws,” Guevarra said in […]
Read More...Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight
October 28, 2022 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight There is “no credible pathway” to keep the rise in global temperatures below the key threshold of 1.5C, according to a bleak new UN assessment. Scientists believe that going beyond 1.5C would see dangerous impacts for people all over the world. The report says that since COP26 […]
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