Migration activist Andy Hall to launch litigation against Thai state...
Lawyers representing Andy Hall, a British researcher and activist specialising in migrant worker rights, will today at 9:00am file criminal litigation against nine Thai state prosecution officials and...
View ArticleOxfam report: More coal equals more poverty- Transforming our world through...
Tackling poverty and inequality means bringing an end to the fossil fuel era, beginning with no new coal and supporting renewable energy for all. More coal will drive more people into poverty through...
View ArticleOxfam denounces "climate policy paralysis"; urges govt to promise no new...
New coalmines will leave more people in poverty, Oxfam has said in a new report …“Renewables are the clear answer to bringing electricity to those who currently live without it,” the report says… It...
View ArticleAustralia: Ben & Jerry's pressures govt. to hold a vote on legalizing...
"Ben & Jerry’s won’t serve 2 scoops of 1 flavour until Australia legalizes same-sex marriage", 25 May 2017 Ben & Jerry’s is refusing to serve two scoops of the same flavour of ice cream at its...
View ArticleFrance : Les entreprises asphyxiées par les normes environnementales;...
"Les entreprises asphyxiées par les normes environnementales", selon Patricia Savin (Orée), 18 mai 2017 Déclaration annuelle des émissions polluantes, audit énergétique, registre des déchets,...
View ArticleQatar : Les violations des droits des travailleurs migrants demeurent...
Qatar. Les violations des droits des travailleurs migrants demeurent généralisées, alors qu’un stade de la coupe du monde accueille son premier match, 19 mai 2017 Sur les chantiers de construction de...
View ArticleSuíça/Brasil: Conectas, Mov. dos Atingidos por Barragem & Rede Intl Direitos...
Rio Doce em pauta-Evento na ONU discute vazamento da barragem da Samarco e retrocessos nas leis ambientais brasileiras O Brasil vive um momento dramático de sua democracia, com um cenário de grandes...
View ArticleBrasil: John Knox, Relator Especial da ONU para direitos humanos & meio...
“Meio ambiente e direitos de povos tradicionais”, 25 de maio de 2017Seminário " Meio ambiente e direitos de povos tradicionais: efeitos da flexibilização das leis ambientais", organizado pela Conectas,...
View ArticleBrazil: John Knox, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights & environment,...
[On 19 May, John Know, the UN Special Rapporteur on environment and human rights, participated and spoke at the seminar “Environment and rights of traditional peoples: impacts of the flexibilization...
View ArticleBrasil: John Knox, relator da ONU sobre meio ambiente e direitos humanos,...
“Na direção errada-Para John Knox, relator da ONU sobre meio ambiente e direitos humanos, as flexibilizações de normas ambientais em curso no Brasil podem gerar retrocessos”, 26 de maio de 2017 Na...
View ArticleBrazil: Ten rural workers killed in farm massacre in the Amazon as a result...
“10 More Landless Workers Massacred in Brazil-The victims were members of the League of Poor Campesinos”, 26 May 2017 Ten campesinos (nine men and one woman) were killed by Brazil's military and...
View ArticleCameroun : Ouverture du procès contre Camrail pour un accident de train ayant...
« Au Cameroun, le premier procès contre Camrail ouvert à Douala », 17 mai 2017 Plus de six mois après l’accident de train d’Eseka qui avait fait, officiellement, 79 morts et plus de 600 blessés, le...
View ArticleEconomic reform is top of Hassan Rouhani’s agenda
Having secured a comfortable re-election victory, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani will almost certainly make the Iranian economy a priority. If the nuclear agreement reached with six major world...
View ArticleBlog: Why the G20 Labour & Employment Statement on responsible business...
...First, globalisation itself is once again under the spotlight as it was with the “Battle of Seattle” over trade nearly two decades ago, and with the more recent financial crisis. True, for some...
View ArticleMéxico: Detienen a defensor de pescadores que se oponen a complejo turístico...
Medios reportan detención de John Moreno, quien representó a pescadores que se oponían al complejo turístico Todos los Santos en Baja California Sur. Familiares, amigos y ciudadanos han...
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