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2012/2/2 From the Frontline of Environment
Through coverage of issues like food security, extractive industries, biodiversity and climate change, IPS aims to give a voice to people whose stories are seldom heard. IPS also hopes to highlight the various challenges they face in this globalised world: health and food insecurity, environment degradation, and poverty.
2011 – A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come
Analysis by Janet Larsen and Sara Rasmussen*
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 – The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of recordkeeping, despite the cooling influence of the La Niña atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern and relatively low solar irradiance.
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OP-ED: After Durban, Latin America Looks Towards Rio+20
Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez*
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Tierramérica) – After the climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa in December, there is space to continue advancing in the short and medium term. Now the attention of Latin America and the rest of the world is turned towards the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development taking place this June in Rio de Janeiro.
In Durban, delegates from 194 countries agreed to develop a new global climate pact by 2015, which would enter into force in 2020. MORE >> http://ipsnews.net/106606
Local residents continue to use water from the depleted Coco River, despite the signs prohibiting it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/Right_to_water This article is about a right to water as a human right under international law. For a discussion of water usage laws in common law, see Water right.
NICARAGUA-HONDURAS: Re-Greening the Border
José Adán Silva*
MANAGUA, Jan 31 (Tierramérica) – Ignacia Matute looks back nostalgically on the days when the hills around her home in northwestern Nicaragua were blanketed in green, and she woke every morning to the sounds of birds singing in the treetops and the rushing waters of the nearly Coco River.
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CUBA: Adapting to Climate Change Proves a Complex Challenge
Patricia Grogg
SURGIDERO DE BATABANO, Jan 30 – No one who lives in this fishing village on the south coast, 70 km from the Cuban capital, can forget the devastation wrought by hurricanes in 2008.
Official estimates indicate that 2.32 percent of Cuban territory may be permanently under water by 2050. If the necessary adaptation measures are not taken, as many as 79 coastal settlements will be affected and 15 will completely disappear.
People living in low-lying coastal areas are most exposed to sea-level change.
She hopes and believes the water won’t reach her new house.
In the wake of a hurricane in Surgidero de Batabanó.
Risk evaluation is a first step towards a climate change adaptation plan. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS
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Labour and other activists flood the streets of Porto Alegre in environmental protest.
Thematic Social Forum Awash with Criticism for Green Economy
Clarinha Glock*
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, Jan 30 (Tierramérica) – Critical voices raised against what was dubbed „the gospel of green capitalism“ resonated in every discussion and street march held during the Thematic Social Forum, which brought thousands of activists to the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.
Spurred by the global economic and financial crisis, participants at this year’s thematic edition of the World Social Forum, which ran from Jan. 24th through the 29th, called on governments to implement changes in production and consumption, even as they were sceptical that a commitment along those lines could be secured at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), scheduled for June in Rio de Janeiro.
Professor Edgardo Lander, of the Central University of Venezuela and a member of that country’s Social Forum, said there was „an attempt to rebuild capitalism with a new, green face.“
„Rio+20 comes at a time when capitalism faces a profound crisis and when the severe problems arising from the limitations of growth and the destruction of the conditions that make life on the planet possible are more evident,“ he told Tierramérica.
In this context, „green capitalism“ offers a solution to the severe crisis, primarily of the financial sector, through the increasing commodification of everything from education and healthcare to the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples, he said.
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U.N. Panel Launches Blueprint for Sustainable Development
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 – A long-awaited report by a U.N. high-level panel on global sustainability recommends several far-reaching proposals, including the establishment of new institutions and the creation of global indicators, aimed at protecting the world’s environment and strengthening the U.N.’s sustainable development strategy.
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THEMATIC SOCIAL FORUM: Working Towards a Never-Ending Democracy
Antonio Martins
PORTO ALEGRE, Jan 27 – For five centuries, Europe has taken it upon itself to enlighten the world, teaching it ways to address and overcome crises, from ideas and wars to missionary work and genocides.
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Some stories in this selection were produced by Tierramérica, a specialised information service on environment and development created by IPS in Latin America and sponsored by UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank. This newsletter includes independent IPS news coverage financed by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Rio+20: Is science getting a say? There’s quite a bit about science in the first draft of the Rio+20 negotiations http://www.facebook.com/scidevnet http://twitter.com/scidevnet
MIND & LIFE: COMPASSION IN ECONOMY
> ALTRUISM & COMPASSION IN ECONOMIC SYSTEMS <
April 9–11, 2010, Kongresshaus, Zurich Switzerland
The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to fostering dialogue and research at the highest possible level between modern science and the great living contemplative traditions, especially Buddhism. It builds on a deep commitment to the power and value of both of these ways of advancing knowledge and their potential to alleviate suffering.
The ongoing global financial crisis shows clearly just how vulnerable economic systems are to human behavior, particularly to corruption and greed. This strongly suggests that other qualities, such as empathy, pro-social motivation, altruism and compassion may play an essential role in our increasingly competitive global economic system.
But can we really imagine an economic system that delivers prosperity and welfare, or is competition an unavoidable consequence of the human race? How can we, as individuals, help form a society that is both productive and resolves actual societal and environmental problems? What have the sciences to contribute – if anything at all?
By bringing together some of the world’s leading minds, the Mind and Life XX Conference highlights the benefits and limitations of altruism and compassion in economic systems. This offers a unique opportunity to follow a high-level, interdisciplinary exchange of scientists and economists focusing both on individual thinking and the structure of economic systems.
Thus, the conference will build bridges between different disciplines and serve as a catalyst for new research projects and economic initiatives promoting personal responsibility, fairness and compassion.
Mind and Life XIV – Dialogues on „The Universe in a Single Atom“
The Dalai Lama’s book The Universe in a Single Atom: the Convergence of Science and Spirituality highlights those issues he feels are most important in the „convergence of science and spirituality.“ These issues form the focus of this webcast of the Mind and Life XIV meeting, and become the foundation on which a group of scientists develop a deep dialogue with the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist scholar-practitioners. > VIEW HERE <
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EU targeted sanctions Burma Campaign UK issued a blacklist
Kachin activists jailed for peaceful protests should be released immediately https://t.co/6l2sg6ilY2
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2018
BCUK က ျမန္မာစစ္တပ္နဲ႔ စစ္တပ္လုပ္ငန္းေတြနဲ႔ ဆက္စပ္ေနတဲ့ ႏုိင္ငံတကာလုပ္ငန္းေတြကို “Dirty List” အမည္နဲ႔ နာမည္ပ်က္စာရင္းတခုကို ဒီေန႔ ထုတ္ျပန္။ ဒီကုမၸဏီေတြဟာ ျမန္မာႏုိင္ငံက လူ႔အခြင့္အေရးခ်ဳိးေဖာက္မႈေတြနဲ႔ သဘာ၀ပတ္၀န္းက်င္ ဖ်က္ဆီးမႈေတြမွာ ပါ၀င္ပတ္သက္ေန။ https://t.co/nzoE5Qwavu
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2018
Burma Campaign UK အမည္ပ်က္စာရင္း ထုတ္ျပန္
~~~~~~~~~~■ ၿဗိတိန္ႏုိင္ငံအေျခစိုက္ ျမန္မာ့အေရးလႈပ္ရွားမႈအဖဲြ႔ Burma Campaign UK က ျမန္မာစစ္တပ္နဲ႔ စစ္တပ္လုပ္ငန္းေတြ နဲ႔ ဆက္စပ္ေနတဲ့… https://t.co/bF3zO5XL25
— RFA Burmese (@RFABurmese) 11. Dezember 2018
Including China, UK, France, Norway, Japan, Ukraine, US, Thailand and Vietnam-based international company, involving a total of 49 countries. Western Union, Mytel, Tata, Toshiba and Facebook to the list of companies is involved.
Myanmar Vietnam Mytel involved in joint venture company from South technical assistance, while the Belgian company Newtec has been added to this list.
In recent days, the Business and Human Rights Forum was held led by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the economy and human rights are no longer separate business enterprises to violate the human rights of human rights violations and (or) a communication on corporate responsibility Pop your discussion was whether or not to accept.
The jailing of Nang Pu, Lum Zawng and Zau Jat is another example of how there is no justice in Burma. Both military and government, claim to be working for peace, but abuse their power in jailing people for peacefully speaking out for peace- said KPSN https://t.co/nBLTqr982q pic.twitter.com/jaQlcLncXK
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2018
Today we publish our new ‘Dirty List’ of international companies linked to the military in Burma, or companies whose operations are linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction. See the list here– https://t.co/VRZmjF7Jvr
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2018
ျမန္မာႏုိင္ငံအတြင္း စစ္မက္ျဖစ္ပြားေနတဲ့ ေဒသေတြ စစ္တပ္ရဲ႕လူ႔အခြင့္အေရး ခ်ဳိးေဖာက္မႈေတြဟာ ႀကီးမားက်ယ္ျပန္႔လြန္းေနတဲ့အေပၚ ႏုိင္ငံတကာ အသုိင္း၀ုိင္းက အဲဒီ က်ဴးလြန္သူေတြကုိ ထုိက္တန္တဲ့ အျပစ္ေပးအေရးယူမႈေတြလုပ္ေဆာင္ေစလုိတဲ့ ဆႏၵျပင္းျပ @MarkFarmaner https://t.co/MujspFLsmC
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2018
Please read and share the incredible investigation that got Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo arrested. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/75mwznH6Zw
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) 11. Dezember 2018
Burma ‘Dirty List’ Names Companies Linked to Military and Human Rights Violations https://t.co/MkXE52dIZR
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2018
Burma, calling out ethnic cleansing for what it is
Meet Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s military chief accused of ethnic cleansing. Mine for TIME. https://t.co/U66hWdnpZq
— Laignee Barron (@laignee) 3. November 2017
Persecution of #Rohingya continues, army restricts access & govt ignores abuses. W/o justice, crimes will continue. https://t.co/3bO4OKGrDg
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 5. November 2017
31 sexual abuse cases against UN personnel filed in 3 months -official https://t.co/pBPisXdxZc
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) 4. November 2017
Shofika Begum (14) can’t forget the violence and loss of her parents at Tulatoli village, Myanmar. #UNICEF is providing psychosocial support pic.twitter.com/E4Nx0vXDkl
— UNICEF Bangladesh (@UNICEFBD) 5. November 2017
Malnutrition soaring among #Rohingya child #refugees in #Bangladesh: @UNICEF warns https://t.co/BTQKjh4xx2 via @MailOnline
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. November 2017
If #AungSanSuuKyi is serious about ‚rule of law‘ commitment, refer jurisdiction over atrocities in #Myanmar to #ICC https://t.co/XdW0F1yd45 pic.twitter.com/DpAFzLjau8
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. November 2017
#EU shld press #Myanmar govt to refer jurisdiction over atrocities to the #ICC as a court of last resort. @HRW Q&A: https://t.co/XdW0F1yd45 pic.twitter.com/6twot9DyrP
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. November 2017
.@ICRC is doing life-saving work in Myanmar. But they’re alone. More than 2 months into crisis, other humanitarian agencies are still barred https://t.co/f3WWHG7ryo
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 4. November 2017
„to visit #Rakhine State and say nothing about the crimes that occurred there is an act of complicity.“ @nytimes https://t.co/OqMmWo6Y4F
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. November 2017
Quietly, China is reneging on promises to respect minority ethnic languages in its troubled northwest @GJosephRoche https://t.co/cZMaE94JYv
— James Leibold (@jleibold) 4. November 2017
Our latest Weekly Brief: Rebiya Kadeer’s relatives arrested in #China, thousands detained without trial in Kashmir.. https://t.co/Jiv0Hv8Ora pic.twitter.com/TwqgSBjVAE
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 3. November 2017
Crackdown on #freespeech and #Uyghur culture continues as important Uyghur musician, arrested & detained without official explanation https://t.co/SlxJkXLxpI
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 3. November 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Malnutrition rates among #Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh appear to be at least double earlier estimates pic.twitter.com/vkiOpl68av
— UNICEF Bangladesh (@UNICEFBD) 3. November 2017
#Blog: Will upcoming big story from @ICIJorg increase pressure on offshore supervisors? By @maxheywood > https://t.co/3ucrJzb3vf pic.twitter.com/EmDtW9opbw
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 3. November 2017
Does anyone believe the government of Burma will properly implement the Annan Commission recommendations when this is the person in charge? pic.twitter.com/0nLv3gokQB
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 3. November 2017
It’s plain & simple.
Aung San Suu Kyi as State Counsellor of #Myanmar ultimately has responsibility to protect #Rohingya – @SAdamsR2P #R2P pic.twitter.com/O2HLXx7BDI
— GCR2P (@GCR2P) 2. November 2017
News Lens: Searching for Development 4.0 https://t.co/DnmmqEF9M2
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 2. November 2017
Those deeply involved in the tech revolution are already mapping out Industry4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Davos World Economic Forum associated Industry1.0 to the steam age, the second to the electrical age, the third to the Digital Revolution and the Fourth to new Internet of Industry. Today, technological breakthroughs in robotics, nano-technology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence create new goods and services, requiring new forms of governance.
In the light of profound changes in technology, climate change and our understanding of inequality and global imbalances, the time has come to take stock and help emerging markets understand what options there are for development in the New Economy.
In short, Development4.0 is not about more money, but how to live happily, peacefully and prosperously in harmony with each other, nature and continually to evolve with technology and each other. Development4.0 is not going to be a one-size-fit-all model, but diverse ways to think about the future of man. Mapping these pathways would be an achievement in itself.
News Lens: Green Climate Fund’s preference for big players weakens transparency https://t.co/N5zYYRFsFo
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 2. November 2017
Private banks might be used to keep information confidential to protect their clients. But EBRD loans are public money and banking secrecy rules have to be modified in order to acknowledge the fact that the public has a right to monitor these financial flows.
Already before the last board meeting in October, the EBRD received 27 percent of all GCF finances. With the last large project the share will be even higher. Add to that other international financial institutions and what is left for direct beneficiaries is becoming less and less.
The report also states that it takes approximately 29.8 days for both men and women to start a business in India, compared to 28.5 days last year. India stood at 156th for “starting a business.”
News Lens: Global developmental financial institution needs to be accountable on Lonmin and Sassa https://t.co/ZD0Zbwu8IL
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 1. November 2017
The IFC provided a $450-million loan for the construction of the Tata Mundra plant in India. Following the IFC’s failure to take necessary reasonable steps to prevent harm in the affected community as is required in terms of its own policy (the Policy on Social and Environmental Sustainability and the Performance Standards) the plant project destroyed the local marine environment, fish populations and sources of water used for drinking and irrigation.
When the affected Indian community tried to sue the IFC in the United States, where the head office of IFC is based, the court declared that the IFC had immunity and therefore could not be sued.
#UN human rights chief lashes Turnbull government treatment of #Manus Island #refugees https://t.co/Ps6Ae7FYOc via @theage
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. November 2017
And got a very weak response. https://t.co/jhiOp6rBFU
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 1. November 2017
Foreign Sec says he doesn’t want to undermine Burmese gov when asked what UK doing on Rohingya crisis. 14:44 https://t.co/BQtkG8dxjn
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 1. November 2017
Foreign Secretary does not mention the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in his opening statement. That’s a telling insight into FCO priorities.
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 1. November 2017
Foreign Secretary giving evidence now to @CommonsForeign hopefully he will get to Burma and Rohingya… https://t.co/BQtkG8dxjn
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 1. November 2017
The EU, #ISDS and a Failed Consultation https://t.co/oNvPAd40Zp
— ECIPE (@ECIPE) 2. November 2017
It’s time to #endimpunity for crimes against journalists across the globe pic.twitter.com/xUuhDylS63
— Human Rights at FCO (@FCOHumanRights) 2. November 2017
#Journalism is not a crime. Reporters shouldn’t be punished for doing their jobs, including holding the powerful accountable. #EndImpunity
— OCCRP (@OCCRP) 2. November 2017
#NewZealand to do the “utmost to amend the ISDS provisions of #TPP” & “to oppose #ISDS in any future FTA”
see https://t.co/tdw0Yno8Am— Exit ICSID (@no2iia) 1. November 2017
London. 1 pm. Join us to call for justice for #DaphneCaruanaGalizia & to #EndImpunity for violence against journos. https://t.co/ui4MNrgowr pic.twitter.com/DPDzVWRcxT
— Rebecca Vincent (@rebecca_vincent) 2. November 2017
Pleased to announce new free speech funding. Vital we work to #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists: https://t.co/MTxUh2uoqU pic.twitter.com/uvEB3QBxAa
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) 2. November 2017
Antidote to Fake News: @hrcberkeley Investigations Lab Teaches Digital Skepticism https://t.co/EYKkozrIuN
— Malachy Browne (@malachybrowne) 30. Oktober 2017
UK: Deaths in custody: police urged to stop holding mentally ill in cells https://t.co/ahDWVokmVM See: Report https://t.co/BVBdpZXHCr
— Statewatch (@StatewatchEU) 2. November 2017
Prof. Reid from @UoSLawSchool
argues: reinforcing the non-discrimination paradigm = balance #WTO #law w/non-economic interests @UWELaw— Amy Man (@_Amy_Man) 1. November 2017
#China does away with sham trials altogether. #Uyghurs are now being jailed without trail as ‚political criminals‘ https://t.co/tbToOcgOL3
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 2. November 2017
#HongKong: Alleged triad boss known as „Shanghai Boy“ arrested on suspicion of laundering more than US$12.8 million. https://t.co/BKkvyDLG3I
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 2. November 2017
Interested in current #HumanRights situation in #China? Read a detailed report by disappeared lawyer #GaoZhisheng https://t.co/Ecn1lbnSRF
— CSW Advocacy (@CSWadvocacy) 2. November 2017
General Secretary of the @UyghurCongress, @Dolkun_Isa joined the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational Transparty in June! @PartitoRadicale pic.twitter.com/tbuHopywYk
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 2. November 2017
Moscow slams US sanctions against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as illegitimate, exceeding intl law https://t.co/pnWk3I8Pme
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 2. November 2017
Addressing Russian president: You have a strong personality and are man of decisions and actions.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) 1. November 2017
Looking fwd 2 discussing #Uzbekistan & #humanrights context today from #Tashkent on @democracynow at 8am ET w/ #AmyGoodman @nermeendn pic.twitter.com/Jl9xRKZkhU
— Steve Swerdlow (@steveswerdlow) 2. November 2017
Chinese official confirms what we already knew: Huseyin Celil’s baseless sentence reduced to a mere 18 yrs https://t.co/bbu5sn9IG5
— Pete Irwin (@PeteCIrwin) 2. November 2017
Read all about it – UNPO’s October 2017 Newsletter is now available! Our past months events highlighted the #Baloch, #Ogaden, #Oromo and #Uyghur minorities. https://t.co/yxiGwyDaTz pic.twitter.com/6nAtzsBs3e
— UNPO (@UNPOintl) 2. November 2017
Tragic to watch #China universities become institutes of higher indoctrination, not education. https://t.co/PJKsidyw5k
— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) 1. November 2017
Call for Papers by 1 Dec: „#China–#Africa“ in Global Comparative Perspective – 5th @CAAC_Network Conference https://t.co/3GA1V8lkb5
— ChinaAfricaBlog (@ChinaAfricaBlog) 31. Oktober 2017
And #WeNeedtoTalk about travel bans & assets freezes of activists as Egypt invites youth for a fully paid conference https://t.co/bmcQVHOCJP pic.twitter.com/uPolSi3MXu
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) 2. November 2017
20 #Uyghur students still remain unaccounted for in #Egypt since round-ups in July, at risk of illegal return https://t.co/0W5wyPUg3k
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 31. Oktober 2017
The #SustainableYouth photo contest has been launched. Participate!
#Burundi police denies knowledge of journalist Jean Bigirimana’s fate. Has it even investigated?#FreeJeanBigirimana pic.twitter.com/qXQKWGk16j
— Birgit Schwarz (@BirgitMSchwarz) 4. August 2016
#Canada launches historic inquiry into violence against indigenous women https://t.co/unI4o5MDET@HRW’s 2013 report https://t.co/1U58fAWi6A
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. August 2016
Romani child slapped in the face by Serbian public official in Valjevo for playing accordion! Would this happen if the boy was non-Roma?
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 4. August 2016
More people have access to online government services than ever #UNegovsurvey2016 https://t.co/QsGt4rb6yn pic.twitter.com/KIHOFiGLgk — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 4. August 2016
Turn down your A/C at #Rio2016 to protect our environment. https://t.co/OFPD4f3wQC pic.twitter.com/euY2NS0aXS
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 4. August 2016
110 NGOs urge @POTUS #Obama to ban child labor
110 NGOs urge @POTUS #Obama to ban child labor in US tobacco fields before he leaves office. https://t.co/eWoqYTjjJr pic.twitter.com/TBMWRyVkmd
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. August 2016
So #Italy cynically ignores continued atrocity crimes by #Sudan gov forces&the fact that #Bashir is an #ICC fugitive https://t.co/4gAKTOxUK5
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. August 2016
#UN experts urge #China to stop ill-treatment of human rights defender #GuoFeixiong https://t.co/ZL26jlEs6a pic.twitter.com/OkFPnbg3nH
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. August 2016
Viewing cute animal pics may increase productivity? If so, why is my #PhD chapter going so slow??? #phdchat #phdlife https://t.co/l3toncBQCk
— Amy Man (@_Amy_Man) 3. August 2016
Tackling corruption must remain core to #UK govt’s drive for prosperous, stable & secure societies, says @Maggranna https://t.co/ewTl8JE3Gq
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 4. August 2016
#happy to be born in the 90s #tt #carepaket #usa #austria #thanks @TTNachrichten @AlexaWesner pic.twitter.com/cIFhF3nWwe
— Grex (@tuxersigl) 4. August 2016
Two guys on the L train are reading separate copies the same Haruki Murakami book. They just noticed, shook hands, and exchanged numbers. — Hannah Orenstein (@hannahorens) 4. August 2016
حملة تسجيل مليون ناخب في امريكا للمشاركة في الانتخابات الأمريكية القادمة. # كير #الانتخابات_الامريكية https://t.co/qyxe85k05L — Nihad Awad نهاد عوض (@NihadAwad) 1. August 2016
Mass stabbing in London leaves woman dead and six injured, police says terrorism one possibility being explored https://t.co/Rj4aM8iBAl
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 4. August 2016
No, the quest for human rights & rule of law isn’t a „Western plot.“ The demand for rights comes from within #China.https://t.co/4FphVpjyEz
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. August 2016
14 million are going hungry in #Yemen, with at least 370,000 children suffering from malnutrition says @UNICEF https://t.co/kM87vZxWth — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 4. August 2016
„Thank you for letting us follow our dreams, for giving us hope“ – Yusra #TeamRefugeeshttps://t.co/N1noUVCtWo — TeamRefugees (@TeamRefugees) 4. August 2016
#VIMUN participants showing their support for the #GlobalGoals with great pictures on #Instagram, such as this one:https://t.co/TBuKZ2ptlf
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 4. August 2016
Stand #WithRefugees. Sign the world’s biggest petition calling for safety for all refugees https://t.co/3ST5ZcyJZO pic.twitter.com/qWZV6KAtb9
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 1. August 2016
The #SustainableYouth photo contest has been launched. Participate! @ZeroHunger @UNYouthEnvoy pic.twitter.com/OtU6DppaAP — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 4. August 2016
Watch this podcast by #Oxfam Winnie Byanyima on women and the economy, transformating institutions @IMFnews https://t.co/0OlcqhMyLx — Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 4. August 2016
Read the full story of how #Malaysia’s billion dollar corruption scandal was discovered, and how it so nearly wasn’t https://t.co/vDVEzJdiCw
— Global Fin Integrity (@GFI_Tweets) 4. August 2016
Interesting paper. One solution to such forms of elite capture is public funding of #Elections . #taxavoidance #tax https://t.co/CmHpltY6p2
— Abdul M Chowdhary (@abdulmc) 4. August 2016
News Lens: Debate surrounds World Bank’s proposed new safeguards rules https://t.co/dOwvmK2tNe — Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 4. August 2016
News Lens: Shaky state of north-south relations https://t.co/HAZ8vfaS6J — Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 3. August 2016
Bislang deutet zum Glück nichts auf einen journalistischen Hintergrund der Berichterstattung hin. @oe24News pic.twitter.com/nEg7zeQ6Ux
— Sebastian Krause (@KrauseSeb) 4. August 2016
Do you have ideas on how to fight land-related corruption in Africa? APPLY TODAY: https://t.co/rDqcTuXBh3 pic.twitter.com/QLs9O3A24U
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 4. August 2016
Indigenous women express concerns about MMIWG inquiry https://t.co/8OvuAXGF2R | #mmiwg #cdnpoli — Council of Canadians (@CouncilofCDNs) 4. August 2016
Over 100,000 Germans sign anti CETA petition https://t.co/QcDgZocibo — Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) 4. August 2016
Big Win for Tax Whistleblowers as Pair Gets $17.8 Million – WSJ https://t.co/pdkj1uoann
— Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 4. August 2016
Just one in five people is satisfied with the #EU’s response to the #PanamaPapers. There is not enough action! https://t.co/ssJXMvAoDO
— TI Romania (@TI_Romania) 4. August 2016
Huge day for #whistleblowers as #US awards two heroes $17.8 mln. Blowing the whistle is the right thing to do! https://t.co/BzyvEP6CEq — Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 4. August 2016
Council founder Mel Hurtig passed away today. We mourn our friend and mentor. — Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) 4. August 2016
Postal Workers and Friends March to Prime Minister’s Office https://t.co/qOS6V6SU4S | #canlab #people4posties
— People4PostalWorkers (@People4Posties) 4. August 2016
Thrilled to be in Berlin for @ECCHRBerlin board meeting
Lotte Leicht @LotteLeicht1
Thrilled to be in Berlin for @ECCHRBerlin board meeting w @WolfgangKaleck & great colleagues http://www.ecchr.eu/en/home.html
ECCHR @ECCHRBerlin
2/2 @ECCHRBerlin‘s Education Programm & alumni conference is supportedy by @BerthaFN http://bit.ly/1SrJbIh
1/2 @ECCHRBerlin & @BerthaFN welcome former trainees, Bertha Fellows + Global Exchange Fellows & many more at alumni conference in #Berlin
Eszter Zalan @eszterz
EU commissioner says 3 million #migrants #refugees by 2017 could help boost #EU economy. https://euobserver.com/migration/130979 …
Eszter Zalan @eszterz #EU expects 3 million migrants by 2017 and with them, a „mild, positive“ impact on EU economy #refugeecrisis https://euobserver.com/migration/130979 …
Birgit Schmeitzner @BSchmeitzner One big question: WHY? #Boeing737 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/542681.html … via @MoscowTimes
CEO @corporateeurope
EU really clean energy champion? Not going by #lobbying meetings of #climate Commissioners
http://corporateeurope.org/environment/2015/11/cooking-planet …
Who’s meeting most with EU’s top #climate Commissioners on the #EUETS? Industry.
Transparency Int. EU @TI_EU Watch our new video on #corporate #TaxTransparency one year after #LuxLeaks: http://bit.ly/1WxOQlR @ICIJorg @eurodad @OxfamEU @FinTrCo
Transparency Int’l @anticorruption New report: #Corruption risks in #Kosovo. Lack of political will holds the country back from progress! http://anticorru.pt/1GNuka1 @kdi_kosova
We want #UNCAC to develop legal definition & laws to fight GRAND #CORRUPTION & we pledge substantial help #COSP6
The afternoon plenary session on civil society in the #UNCAC is starting now at #COSP6! #openupuncac
Tax Justice Network @TaxJusticeNet
UN Forum Series – Whistleblowing: A powerful tool to monitor human rights compliance @Steph_and_me
cariklaus In Kürze vergeben wir den Prälat-Leopold-Ungar-JournalistInnenpreis 2015 @mlcaritas
Prälat-Ungar-JournalistInnenpreis vergeben http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20151105_OTS0052/praelat-leopold-ungar-journalistinnenpreis-2015-von-caritas-und-raiffeisen-vergeben …
Ben Ali stole $1BLN from Tunisians. MOST CORRUPT? Submit your nomination now http://unmaskthecorrupt.org #timeforjustice
Free Liu-Xiaobo shared Alex Andreou’s post.
Murdoch takes over NatGeo. The first thing that happens? 180 staff sacked. Which department is mainly decimated. Fact-checking! No, I’m not making this up. You couldn’t make this up.
When will we stand up to this fucking cancer?
Another activist died mysteriously in detention in China.
A stark reminder of recent mysterious deaths of Tibetan lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Chinese activisits Cao Shunli and Li Wangyang when they were in custody or shortly after their release.
Transparency Int’l @anticorruption
#Refugees and #migrants. Unidentified! #Lesbos
Transparency Int’l @anticorruption
Stephanie Gibaud @Steph_and_me Du #Luxembourg pr discuter #paradis fiscaux et #ploutocratie avec des Députés Européens dont certains Grecs, je lis
A year after LuxLeaks, it is time for EU Action corporate tax-dodging|Letter from John McDonnell MP, Thomas Piketty. http://gu.com/p/4evv3/stw
MSF International #Kunduz We were treating combatants as well as women & children. A patient is a patient http://bit.ly/1Q5w8hp @MSF
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 that was crushed by Soviet troops…Two years later, the Anti-Rightist, the Great Leap Forward and Great Famine began in China, followed by the decade-long Cultural Revolution. Less than five years later, the Berlin Wall was constructed. Twelve years later, the Prague Spring, tanks in the streets again…And 33 years after Hungarian Revolution, so many innocent Tibetans and Chinese students and civilians were gunned down or crushed by tanks of Chinese troops in Lhasa, Beijing, Chengdu in the Lhasa Massacre and Tianamen Massacre 1989. Not to mention hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, Tibetans and Mongols who were killed or jailed over the decades since the early 1950’s. And the Hong Kongers who were tear-gassed and beaten up by local police in 2014.
Yes, the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Empire, the Berlin Wall have come down. Why are corrupt Communist Chinese officials feted by world government and corporate leaders? Now, in 2015, we’re sharing this post from the Facebook of Cuban dissident/ex-political prisoner Regis Iglesias Ramirez, who’s exiled in Spain. More than half a century — 59 years after the Hungarian Revolution, so many people are still being jailed and tortured in China, China-occupied countries and a handful of other Communist countries such as Vietnam, Cuba and North Korea for their beliefs, words or actions for freedom, independence and democracy… What can we do to stop the tanks of dictatorship? There must be a way…
How can @WorldBank present policies purporting to ‘safeguard’ the poor & vulnerable w/o a commitment to human rights?
How can @WorldBank present policies purporting to ‘safeguard’ the poor & vulnerable w/o a commitment to human rights? https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/08/world-bank-dont-slight-rights-annual-meetings …
Two words; ‘human rights’ are missing from @WorldBank draft social & environmental safeguard policies. Appalling. https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/08/world-bank-dont-slight-rights-annual-meetings …
UN Vienna @UN_Vienna You can now follow our colleagues from #UNCITRAL, the @UN Commission on International Trade Law, on @LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncitral …
Amy Man @Amy_L_Man Only just seen this: End of mission statement #China by UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt https://shar.es/1uHCoM
Velina Tchakarova The #Russia, #China Alliance: What Does “The Dragonbear” Aim To Achieve In Global Affairs? http://emergingequity.org/2015/09/08/the-russia-china-alliance-what-does-the-dragonbear-aim-to-achieve-in-global-affairs/ …
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„Bao Zhuoxun should be free to go to school in the U.S. His disappearance is my worst nightmare,“ says Fengsuo ZHou, a Tiananmem leader who’s involved in rescuing Bao, the 16-year-old son of detained Chinese HumanRights lawyer Wang Yu.
Teen Son of Detained Chinese Himan Rights Lawyer #WangYu „Taken Away“ From Myanmar Guesthouse. Mongla, the city where he was abducted on the Chinese-Burmese border, is in a military zone controlled by former Chinese citizen Lin Xianming and his son Lin Daode of the 815 Army, but China’s currency, the yuan, circulates freely there, and there are close economic ties, as well as cross-border postal services.
16-year-old son of detained human rights lawyer Wang Yu’s son is said to disappear in Burma (Myanmar), New York Times reports. 更新：北ä維權律師 #王宇 的兒子 #包卓軒 和 兩名 #維權ä士 #唐志順 、#幸清賢 據報在 #緬甸 邊境的勐拉市被帶走。幸清賢在四川成都的家在10月8日被內蒙古和成都公安抄家。包卓軒在內蒙古興安盟烏蘭浩特市的姥姥ä彥春失聯
An insightful timely piece on China’s economy.
VACANCY: Asylum Seeker Support Worker to work with LGBT asylum seekers & refugees at @UKLGIG. Closing Date: 19 Oct http://uklgig.org.uk/?page_id=790
Glencore supprime 1500 emplois http://www.letemps.ch/economie/2015/10/09/glencore-supprime-1500-emplois … via @letemps
Bretton Woods Proj. @brettonwoodspr News Lens: IMF must focus on finding the best leader irrespective of region http://on.ft.com/1GAqWtf
News Lens: World Bank lands in trouble with India http://bit.ly/1OlDKdh
News Lens: World Bank head opens case over capital http://on.ft.com/1LxXVWF
News Lens: India’s Raghuram Rajan urges IMF and World Bank reforms http://on.ft.com/1L5WuJu
News Lens: What are the World Bank safeguards? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJd1uFRDJo …
News Lens: What are the World Bank safeguards? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJd1uFRDJo …
3rd Annual FCO International Law Lecture – with Dame Rosalyn Higgins QC
UK International Law Dame Rosalyn Higgins QC gives Annual @foreignoffice International Law Lecture on impact of #UN on international law: https://youtu.be/adMJCZKfv4c
AJIL American Journal of International Law is proud to launch its twitter page! #myfirsttweet
Retweeted guatemalajustice (@guatejustice):
Connection is lost. Court says either attorney will have to act in… http://fb.me/7HkNIcgCc
guatemalajustice Connection is lost. Court says either attorney will have to act in #RiosMontt’s name or defendant must attend in court.
Minivan News Citing irregularities and rights violations, PG @muhuthaz has filed an appeal of @MohamedNasheed sentence http://minivannews.com/?p=101283
The failed U.S. transparency law that’s killing #Angola’s economy: http://osf.to/1OzKTVX by @OpenSociety #DoddFrank
Massiver Polizeieinsatz, weil LehrerInnen für höhere Löhne eintreten.
Iran: Polizei verhindert LehrerInnenproteste
Free Liu-Xiaobo
ERRC @ERRCtweets EC has bone to pick with Hungary’s segregated #schools http://bit.ly/1Dv1bsO #segregation #roma
‚Law firms: the most underrated #lobbyists‚. @lobbycontrol article here: http://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2015/07/law-firms-most-underrated-lobbyists … #TTIP #StopTTIP
Free Liu-Xiaobo
BoingChina gives outlaw artist Ai Weiwei his passport back. Finally. For now. http://boingboing.net/2015/07/23/china-gives-outlaw-artist-ai-w.html … (@aiww)
Hu Jia, the fearless human rights activist constantly under house arrest in Beijing for the past few years calls on ICO not to award Beijing with the 2022 Winter Olympics:
„Xi Jinping has engineered the biggest mass detention of lawyers ever seen in human history,“
„Lawyers are in a particularly difficult situation in China, where there are laws, but no rule of law, and where constitutionalism barely survives in the cracks,“ said Hu, who served a three-and-a-half-year jail term for „incitement to subversion“ after he wrote online articles critical of Beijing’s hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
„If China is such a bad environment for the rule of law, how can they win the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on July 31?“ Hu said.
„It is the responsibility of the entire international community in the field of the rule of law and human rights not to retreat, but to speak out on behalf of these innocent lawyers.“
Opinio Juris Penn Law’s Jean Galbraith on the Security Council’s #IranDeal Resolution – A Way around the “Reverse Veto” http://opiniojuris.org/2015/07/23/guest-post-the-security-council-resolution-on-the-iran-deal-a-way-around-the-reverse-veto/ …
Benjamin Bidder @BenjaminBidder Lesenswertes, kluges und gelegentlich unterhaltsames Gespräch mit Viktor #Jerofejew: #Putin wollte die ganze #Ukraine http://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/putin-wollte-die-ganze-ukraine-1.18582480 …
Dalia GrybauskaitÄ @Grybauskaite_LT 75 years ago United States refused to recognize annexation of #Lithuania.#ThanksUSA http://on.wsj.com/1If20XQ pic.twitter.com/XOgfJqhxKW
Full text of Leader’s letter to youth of Europe & N.America #Letter4U — Update III
Khamenei.ir @khamenei_ir I’m addressing you, not b/c I overlook your parents, but b/c future of your country will be in your hands @myLetter4u
I am addressing you b/c the future of your country will be in your hands. #Letter4U Full Text: http://farsi.khamenei.ir/ndata/news/28731/index.html#en …
Leader’s Question: Have you ever received the message of #Islam from any sources other than the media? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QzcLqxkV40&list=PLP9XKFcmDYv6EBg7C1E2Mkuw8NOEefW_m … #Letter4U
No difference between men and women in human values: Iran’s Leader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJ-V4EZY1A&list=PLP9XKFcmDYv4hmgwVEXplXrfnVeZQk-St&index=10 … #IWD2015 #IWD #InternationalWomensDay
Land confiscation should be treated as a crime.Those who destroy #nature should be prosecuted &negligent env. officers should be confronted.
Forests are lungs of country.Officials should deal decisively w #forest abuse regardless of any excuse like building hotels/even seminaries.
Pollution in our metropolises&issue of haze can be solved by prudence& diligence of officials;govt needs to define a National Env. Amendment
#Canada: Investment funds, pension plans and megafarms own Saskatchewan land. http://farmlandgrab.org/24592
Env. degradation is a pervasive challenge w lasting & long term consequences like melting of Antarctic ice which isn’t easily reversible.
Photos of #Iran’s environmental activists meeting w Ayatollah #Khamenei http://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-print?id=29095 … #NationalResourcesWeek
A group of #Iran’s environmental activists & officials met with the Leader of the Revolution minutes ago.
Ayatollah Khamenei: Preventing girls from education is against Islam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkOxFOnfJ_Y&index=29&list=PLP9XKFcmDYv4hmgwVEXplXrfnVeZQk-St … #IWD2015 #InternationalWomensDay
Today marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
+United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges countries to do more to respect treaties with #indigenous peoples “even when signed or otherwise agreed more than a century ago”: http://sm.ohchr.org/1cPGLja
“Broken treaties must become a thing of the past,” says UN expert James Anaya, calling for #reconciliation. More: http://sm.ohchr.org/1cz5pWs
© United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
UN Human Rights #IndigenousDay: Broken treaties must become a thing of the past –@UNSR_JamesAnaya urges reconciliation: http://sm.ohchr.org/1cz5pWs
Today #IndigenousDay! #Pillay urges countries to respect ALL treaties even if signed 100 years ago: http://sm.ohchr.org/1cPGLja
UN stresses importance of honouring treaties between States & indigenous groups http://ow.ly/nMplR #IndigenousDay @UN4Indigenous
United Nations On #IndigenousDay Ban Ki-moon calls for participation of indigenous peoples in decision-making at all levels. http://bit.ly/1cKaZUw
Minority Rights New MRG blog: On International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, Belize groups demand their rights: http://wp.me/p4dcE-oX #indigenousday
The rights of indigenous peoples are being pushed to the margins of development plans. http://bit.ly/15jP2Ek
UN Women On this #IndigenousDay, we call for the promotion & protection of #indigenous women & girls http://owl.li/nMyqp
UNICEF Why #IndigenousDay comes at an important time for advancing the rights of #indigenous children http://uni.cf/13M3TvA
#UN rights chief #NaviPillay urges States to do more to respect #treaties with #indigenous peoples #humanrights… http://fb.me/2CFCWsGSJ
सुर्खेत अपडेट: #Nepal #Surkhet #Kakrebihar #secularism #indigenous #humanrights आज श्रावण महिना को १५ गते धर्म… http://fb.me/QsSsWJFk
The 19th commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is today. Events will be held… http://fb.me/2YCoQcm8K
#Indigenous peoples in #Argentina: “We are strangers in our own country” | Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/indigenous-peoples-argentina-we-are-strangers-our-own-country-2013-08-09 …
India lost 220 languages in last 50 years, survey finds – The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-lost-220-languages-in-last-50-years-survey-finds/articleshow/21720601.cms …
TODAY: On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we speak to @HonorTheTwoRow. Stream at http://democracynow.org . #IndigenousDay
TODAY: Singing in support of @HonorTheTwoRow & #IndigenousDay, we talk to legendary musician & activist @Peter_Seeger http://democracynow.org
„Two Row delegation at United Nations formal program to honor the Intl Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples“ – http://ow.ly/nBwFT
allAfrica.com Honouring Indigenous Groups, Rights Chief Urges Respect for Existing Treaties http://allafrica.com/c/-4v-1F #africa
The Role of Indigenous Communities in Transition to a Green Economy http://allafrica.com/c/-4v-6i #africa
Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Celebrate by joining @CSORG webinar on #FPIC http://bit.ly/16qp7h6
Happy World Indigenous Peoples Day! Read more about the day here http://ow.ly/nLVI0 How are you celebrating?
The wonderful Nicolae Gheorghe, Roma human rights activist, prominent academic & long-time friend has died. He made such a difference. http://www.errc.org
‚Traveller leader accuses politicians of „open season on ethnic minorities“‚ in @guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/09/traveller-site-guidance-ethnic-minorities …
‚Roma in Hungary: A terrible waste of human potential‘ in @TheEconomist http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/08/roma-hungary?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/a_terrible_waste_of_human_potentia …
Nobel Women On this #IndigenousDay, @UN_Women are calling for the promotion and protection of indigenous women & girls: http://bit.ly/1cjoqgq
BusinessHumanRights Today is International Day of the World’s #Indigenous Peoples: check out events & more information on: http://bit.ly/1exkZ1G #consent
Full program of events for UN International Day of World’s Indigenous People http://bit.ly/196BfWH @UN4Indigenous #IndigenousDay
#africa Indigenous Peoples‘ Day – the Perils of Progress: http://allafrica.com/c/-4v-C5
Enough Project Project: „Sudan: The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing“ says economic imperatives r now driving viol. http://ow.ly/nMBHC #R2P
Check out this video report highlighting how #Guatemala’s indigenous groups divided over #genocide ruling http://ow.ly/nMNeK #R2P
Oakland Institute Killings of #Brazil’s indigenous Indians highlight countries http://farmlandgrab.org #LandGrabs http://gu.com/p/3h68y/tw
SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT! In honour of yesterday’s #IndigenousDay, let us introduce you to the Saik’uz women: http://bit.ly/13Uczwb
Did you know that IPS has their own youtube channel? Watch our monthly interviews w/ experts in the field https://www.youtube.com/user/PalestineStudiesTV … #Palestine
Take the IPS‘ 2013 General Survey! It’s a brief survey, intended to capture your interests and hobbies http://surveymonkey.com/s/3RLWKKY …
روح الريف أم صخب المدينة ؟
سلمان العودة » المقالات » روح الريف أم صخب المدينة؟ http://islamtoday.net/salman/artshow-28-188148.htm …
Water Conservation in Islam – ا لشيخ الدكتور سلمان العوده
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/environment/environ
#previous #articles #videos #water #environment #humanrights
#previous #articles #videos #economy #environment #humanrights
Tantra ist die Erforschung des Universums
hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iraq
U.S. Should Adopt Clear Strategy on Syria, End Contracts With Rosoboronexport | Human Rights First http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2013/06/17/u-s-should-adopt-clear-strategy-on-syria-end-contracts-with-rosoboronexport/ …
Rights in Russia @rightsinrussia
Once More on Russia | Freedom House http://www.freedomhouse.org/article/once-more-russia …
Why should we support Russia’s membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)—since Moscow has already joined the #WTO—but exempt #Russia from #US efforts to “defend and promote” values? Why would we want to let it join another rules-based organization—and then defy its rules? It already does this in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe and ignores its commitments under the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights; it is even raising concerns in the WTO. Let’s think twice before welcoming Russia into more organizations where it can undermine their integrity.
freedomhouse.org/
UN urges Iraq to address human rights abuses http://bit.ly/11SmXE3
UN condemns ‘slaughterhouse’ executions
GENEVA: The UN’s top human rights officials is condemning Iraq’s widespread use of the death penalty, comparing it to a slaughterhouse.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says Iraq’s justice system is “too seriously flawed to warrant even a limited application of the death penalty,” let alone its execution of 33 people in the past month or its plans to put another 150 people to death.
Pillay said in a statement on Friday on that “executing people in batches like this is obscene. It is like processing animals in a slaughterhouse.”
gulftoday.ae/portal/daefe469-33b1-4408-a067-799a6b795856.aspx
#Iraq: After executions of 42 people over the past 2 days, we call onthe Gov’t to halt all #executions immediately http://sm.ohchr.org/16BiZ8w
“I am appalled about the level of executions in Iraq. I deeply deplore the executions carried out this week, and am particularly alarmed about continuing reports of individuals who remain at risk of execution,” UN rights expert Christof Heyns today urges an immediate halt of executions: http://bit.ly/S13CRg
Human Rights Watch: Iraq becoming ‚police state‘
Join us in calling on the G20 to end tax haven secrecy: Tax dodging by multinational companies costs developing countries over a hundred billion dollars every year – more than the entire global aid budget – at a time when the global crisis is prompting severe cuts in states’ budgets around the world and millions of children are denied a basic education.
developmentwatch.net, makeaidtransparent.org (Video).
In 2013 Russia will host the 2013 G20 summit, the Organization’s leaders decided at the Cannes summit. According to Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, the countries have adopted Action plan for Growth and Jobs and Russia has also undertaken obligations in line with the document, namely to reduce inflation, unemployment and to keep the exchange rate of the ruble within fixed boundaries.
The G20 nations must act now to challenge this injustice by agreeing on measures to stop tax haven secrecy. Call on the G20 leaders to put tax haven secrecy on the agenda.
SIGN THE PETITION NOW: g20transparency.com/who_suffers.php
nef – Festival of Transition events 20th June
http://www.neweconomics.org
Head over to the Festival website at www.festivaloftransition.net and get involved!
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of responsibility, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of stewardship, the responsible management of resource use. In ecology, sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time, a necessary precondition for the well-being of humans and other organisms. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
nef (the new economics foundation) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being.
We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. We work in partnership and put people and the planet first.
nef was founded in 1986 by the leaders of The Other Economic Summit (TOES) which forced issues such as international debt onto the agenda of the G7 and G8 summits.
We are unique in combining rigorous analysis and policy debate with practical solutions on the ground, often run and designed with the help of local people. We also create new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability.
nef works with all sections of society in the UK and internationally – civil society, government, individuals, businesses and academia – to create more understanding and strategies for change.
Read our Review of the Year 2010-2011 here.
On June 20, while the Rio conference takes place, instead of waiting for disappointment, several groups have organised a Festival of Transition, which anyone can enjoy and contribute to, wherever they are. It asks simply that people take a taste of breaking with business as usual by doing something different for 24 hours themselves, where they are, with friends, work colleagues or neighbours.“ – Andrew Simms, Rio+20: don’t wait for disappointment from the bureaucrats, http://gu.com/p/38396
The future is hard to predict but one way or another our economy and society will change dramatically as we adapt to the end of cheap fossil fuels, address the threat of runaway climate change and fix our broken financial system. A new, positive approach to this transition is emerging which sees it as an opportunity to change all of our lives for the better.
The Festival of Transition is a series of events, talks and walks up and down the country culminating in a nationwide day of action and re-imagining on Wednesday 20th June 2012, the first day of the UN Earth Summit in Rio. It’s an invitation to explore how overcoming big challenges can lead to better lives for us all.
Tickets still available for many of the walks and talks in the run up to the 20th.
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32th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment 27 May – 1 June 2012 | Porto, Portugal
IAIA12 Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment
Porto, Portugal 27 May – 1 June 2012
UPDATE : IAIA’s statement to Rio+20
http://www.iaia.org/publicdocuments/Rio20.pdf
An environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the environmental, social and economic aspects. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_assessment
The Equator Principles (EPs) are a voluntary set of standards for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project financing.
Project financing, a method of funding in which the lender looks primarily to the revenues generated by a single project both as the source of repayment and as security for the exposure, plays an important role in financing development throughout the world (See http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118.pdf). Project financiers may encounter social and environmental issues that are both complex and challenging, particularly with respect to projects in the emerging markets.
The Equator Principles in full can be found at:
http://www.equator-principles.com/resources/equator-principles.pdf.
Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs) commit to not providing loans to projects where the borrower will not or is unable to comply with their respective social and environmental policies and procedures that implement the EPs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator_principles
The 32nd annual conference of the International Association For Impact Assessement, Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment will take place in Porto, Portugal from 27 May – 1 June 2012.
A defining issue throughout human history has been how societies have pursued the supply and management of energy. Our view of the world and the world economy over the last 3-4 human generations has been shaped by assumptions of infinite energy supplied primarily by fossil fuels. Impact assessments have scrutinized thousands of energy projects, but few have considered the long-term future supply and sources of non-renewable and renewable energy as critical to decision-making. Now, however, the basic principle of limitless energy is under challenge.
Impact assessment has proven to be a powerful evolving tool able to incorporate environmental, social and health concerns, among others, in decision-making processes. More integrated approaches are being tested for biodiversity and climate change. Understanding the future of energy must also be one of the highest priorities for impact assessment professionals.
What is the role of impact assessment on future global, national and local energy decisions and choices? How can we tackle the environmental and social risks that will appear as a result of our quest for the development, production and management of new energy sources?
IAIA is a forum for advancing innovation, development, and communication of best practice in impact assessment. For more information about what we do, visit http://www.iaia.org .
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World Fair Trade Day 2012 Declaration
World Fair Trade Day 2012 Declaration
Happy World Fair Trade Day! #WorldFairTradeDay We congratulate the Fair Trade Movement for bringing Fair Trade to many homes, businesses, policy makers, and to all of us who believe in just, sustainable and Fair Trade.
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to exporters as well as higher social and environmental standards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade
Fair Trade will be celebrated on 12 May 2012, World Fair Trade Day, in diverse places and cultures across the globe. The World Fair Trade Day is an annual initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). Hundreds of events are organized in more than 70 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Pacific Rim. Leading the celebration are members of the WFTO that have pioneered Fair Trade for more than five decades, supported by country and regional networks.
World Fair Trade Day is a worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations. A third of the world’s population lives on less than two dollars a day. The global crisis confirms the need for a fair and sustainable economy locally and globally. Trade must benefit the most vulnerable and deliver sustainable livelihoods by developing opportunities for small and disadvantaged producers. Millions of producers and traders, business and policy makers, supporting organizations and volunteers have contributed to the substantial growth of Fair Trade.
Fair Trade makes a difference. Fair Trade Organizations are pioneers and change makers.
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