The wisdom, knowledge & innovations of #UNDROP rights holders are critical to addressing the planetary crises of our times: www.ohchr.org/en/specialpr...
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Peasant Rights are human rights,The protection of their seed systems is not only a human rights imperative, but also a cornerstone of climate, biodiversity and food-security policy: focusweb.org/working-grou...
Official statement from the Group of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas on COP-30 in Brazil. www.ohchr.org/sites/...
On 12 November, the Peoples Summit began with an extraordinary flotilla of over 200 boats along the Guajara and Guama rivers in Belem. The boat parade brought together some 5000 participants who had travelled in caravans from various regions in Brazil. #COP30
We are deeply concerned by a State’s use of the word “witch” to attack a UN expert in her report to the #UNGA80 3rd Committee. Misogynistic gendered insults have no place in international dialogue and undermine women’s equality and the integrity and independence of UN mandates.
UN experts alarmed by escalating repression and deteriorating civic space in Ecuador www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts alarmed by escalating repression and deteriorating civic space in Ecuador
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed concern about a serious deterioration of fundamental freedoms and civic space and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador, which has been deepened by the State...
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We Stand in solidarity with Witoon Lianchamroon and BioThai on the First Day of Hearing on 22 October. His rightful expression must be protected. (3/3)
based on his presentation of evidence allegedly linking CPF’s Yisan fish farm in Samut Songkhram province to the outbreak of invasive species - Blackchin tilapia in Thailand, and called for the company to take responsibility for the resulting loss to farmers and the ecological impacts. (2/3)
Another egregious example of corporate power & impunity; we hope that the court will act on the side of Witoon, Biothai & Thailand's fisher peoples.
Focus on the Global South@focussouth.bsky.social · 10mo ago🧵 Focus on the Global South is alarmed on defamation lawsuit initiated by Thailand's Giant Conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) against Witoon Lianchamroon, BIOTHAI Foundation Researcher (1/3)
📣🌐 Corporations aren’t just observers, they’re complicit! Civil society is taking the demand for accountability to the UN stage. @stoptncimpunity.bsky.social and allies are exposing how corporations are complicit in genocide and grave human rights violations. Read at: focusweb.org/press-releas...
From Maine to Hawaiʻi, New York to California, and everywhere in between, 7 million people gathered across the country yesterday to make it clear: This is OUR democracy — and we’ll pass it on. 📸 Alex Garcia, Jordana Bermudez, and Allison Shelley
It's Prison Banned Books Week — a week dedicated to shining a light on the widespread denial of incarcerated people's freedom to read. We all have a First Amendment right to read and receive information, in and out of prison. Censorship has no place in a democracy.
The journey to justice continues. ⛵ Our solidarity isn't stopping. We're gathering on October 7 at the Palestine Embassy in Makati to keep the pressure on. Be part of the wave. #SolidaritySailsOn Oct 7 | Palestine Embassy, Makati 🇵🇭
Rural women feed nations, care for the land, and sustain communities, yet they remain among the most marginalized groups, facing profound violations of their fundamental human rights. UN experts urge governments to act now to uphold their rights and dignity.
Not only is our new acting director of the CDC NOT a scientist, but he also has deep ties to Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s techno-utopia movement. One epidemiologist compared Jim O’Neill’s appointment to “making Elon Musk head of the FAA.”
"Like making Elon Musk the head of the FAA"—meet acting CDC director Jim O’Neill
He's not a scientist but has deep ties to Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s techno-utopia movement.
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California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions. This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
California reaches deal with Uber, Lyft to allow gig worker unions
The deal brings Uber and Lyft on board with a pathway to unionization for ride-hailing workers after the companies spent years fighting against the idea.
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"The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still & his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom" Maya Angelou Umar sings 4 justice & freedom for all of us #BirthdayWishForUmar @focussouth.bsky.social @rajpatel.org @ginitastar.bsky.social
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
Dans un monde ébranlé par la guerre et les oligarques milliardaires, les moyens de subsistance de la #pêche sont les absents des discussions politiques. Le #3eForumGlobalNyéléni sera l'occasion pour placer la pêche à l’ordre du jour: construire solidarité avec autres mouvements. tinyurl.com/mpzn3fkd
“The shipping industry needs to look beyond biofuels and invest in truly sustainable energy sources – before it sails us into disaster.”
Project Syndicate@projectsyndicate.bsky.social · last yr."The shipping industry needs to look beyond biofuels and invest in truly sustainable energy sources." @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social and @deschuttero.bsky.social urge the UN's maritime regulator, the @imohq.bsky.social, not to let the shipping industry trade one unsustainable fuel for another.
The bluebird carries the sky on his back. - Henry David Thoreau 📷: Eastern Bluebird
It seems like when you write a decision giving the President king-like powers, you shouldn't be indignant when he acts like a king.
