Category: Human Rights
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Did the world make progress on climate change? Here’s what was decided at global talks “We call for reduced CO2 emissions,” said Zambia’s environment minister Collins Nzovu after the meeting ended. “That’s a basic issue. Right now, as it is, we will not reach 1.5 [degrees Celsius]. We are off the map completely.” #COP27 #ClimateChange […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
COP27 protesters call for climate reparations, human rights “We cannot accept any decision here without loss and damage reparations,” she told the crowd, adding that keeping to the 1.5C global warming limit in the Paris Agreement “is not negotiable”. #COP27 #ClimateCrisis #activism #Egypt Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native […]
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Pablo Paredes
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the former U.S. Navy Sailor, youth advocate, […]
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A Convo w/ a Liberal
It’s almost time for the midterm elections. As you heard, “it’s the most important election of our lifetimes” is upon us. I’m sure if the Democrats lose to the fascist and racist GOP, the Media will blame everything on everyone else for the DNC losses. Black people, Trumpers, the new Weird Al movie, or Russian super spy […]
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The Week in the Stories Around the Globe
90+ Groups Tell Biden to ‘Listen to Haitian Civil Society,’ Reject Military Intervention Discouraging military intervention, the letter pressures Biden to “listen to Haitian civil society; respect the fundamental rights of the Haitian people to shape Haitian solutions; and reevaluate U.S. support to the de facto Prime Minister Henry, as that unconditional support has removed […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Here’s why Seoul’s Itaewon district was so packed ahead of the deadly crowd surge “Historically, Asians don’t celebrate Halloween … but Itaewon has a lot of foreigners and those foreigners celebrate Halloween,” Shin said. “Businesses in Itaewon cater to the huge population of foreigners living there. So because foreigners are partying in Itaewon, it just […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Few Americans see a third Xi term as a major problem for the U.S.; other concerns about China have grown Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to secure a third term in office during the country’s 20th Communist Party congress, a gathering held every five years that began in Beijing on Oct. 16. For Americans, however, the potential […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
No U.S. Invasion of Haiti! The U.S. Government is solely interested in exploiting the Haitian people and preventing them from exercising its sovereignty. It has been this way for over 200 years, ever since the Haitian Revolution, the world in the first successful slave rebellion to establish an independent republic. #Haitian #UnitedStates #Military #Intervention CEO Pay Has Soared […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Thailand children’s daycare mass shooting death toll rises to 35 Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha ordered the national police chief to “fast-track an investigation” and said he would travel to the scene of the attack on Friday.“This should not happen. This absolutely should not happen,” Prayut told reporters. “I am extremely sorry for those who […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
It’s a Girl (Fascist)! It’s tempting to say that her position as a woman leader should be considered irrelevant, given her and her party’s vile anti-immigrant, nationalist, racist, anti-LGBTQ+ politics. But ignoring her womanhood misses some crucial points about her political ideology. Being a woman — a white woman, that is — is not in […]
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