Dying for the Planet: 177 Environmental Activists Killed in 2022
In 2022, at least 177 environmental activists were killed for defending their homeland. This is the finding of the latest ...
Tag: Human rights
Homelessness: Not the Result of Bad Spending Habits?
Homelessness is a sad reality in many countries. Not only that, but the risk of homelessness is growing. An analysis ...
Hope for Political Prisoners in Egypt: Patrick Zaki Pardoned by Egyptian President
One day after Patrick Zaki, a human rights researcher, was sentenced to three years in prison in Egypt for “spreading ...
The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday, in a 7-2 margin, that upholds key provisions of the Indian ...
Sustainability Tracker: Climate Change to Blame for ‘Nearly All’ Increases in Areas Burned by California Wildfires, Study Shows
4 PM CET - California wildfires are even more dangerous due to climate change, study shows A new analysis published ...
Who Is Liable if AI Violates Your Human Rights?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of our daily life and will become more important over the years. It can ...
Should We Let Prisoners Die of Heat?
Heat waves and high temperatures are becoming more common globally, and it's predicted that new record temperatures may be reached ...
Germany’s Supply Chain Act: Why It’s Important, and What We Can Learn From It
On May 13, it was World Fair Trade Day, and attention was brought back to the German Supply Chain Act. ...
When Journalists Are Targets, We All Suffer
As we marked the 30th anniversary of the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, there is one number that ...
Suicide Is Not a Crime
In 2017, a young unemployed Malaysian woman who attempted suicide ended up in court and was told by the Magistrate’s ...
Internet Shutdowns at an All-Time High: How They Happen, Where, and Why
Governments across the globe enforced more internet shutdowns last year than ever before, according to the latest report from Access ...
Will Italy Stop Saving Migrants and Start Punishing Rescuers in the Mediterranean?
Last week, the Italian government approved proposed new legislation to prevent NGO rescue boats from saving migrants who may be ...
