“Taken individually, the seven pieces of legislation … will disrupt the lives of LGBTQ+ people of various ages and backgrounds. Put together, the bills are a systemic attack on the fundamental rights, dignities, and identities of #LGBTQ+ persons that opens the gates for discrimination by both public and private actors.”
"Rich nations are undermining work to protect poor and vulnerable countries from the impacts of the climate crisis, by providing loans instead of grants, siphoning off money from other aid projects or mislabelling cash, new research suggests."
December 10th marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights. This milestone document, born from diverse perspectives and adopted by the #UnitedNations in 1948, stands as a timeless testament to our shared values of equality, dignity, and freedom.
Wouldn’t it be good if the United Nations had a #Mastodon instance for all UN employees and official spokespersons now? Please, just fix this, whoever is responsible for social media at the #UN. #UnitedNations
UN Human Rights Commissioner has found that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, according to a report released on Monday. The expert said there are clear indications that Israel has violated three of the five acts listed under the UN Genocide Convention.
"It is my solemn duty to report on the worst of what humanity is capable of and to present my findings," Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Territories, told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday.
Today in Labor History, October 30, 2014: Sweden became the first European Union member state to officially recognize the State of Palestine. As of July 2019, 138 out of the 193 United Nations member states officially recognized Palestine.
A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated into over 500 languages.
“#UnitedNations helicopter carrying 9 passengers was captured in #Somalia on Wed by #terrorist group Al Shabab after making emergency landing in an area controlled by the group…
6 of the passengers were captured, while 2 escaped & 1 was killed... There were foreigners among the passengers, one of the officials said, though their nationalities were not known”
'I am gravely concerned about the potential flow-on effect that the severity of the sentences could have on civil society and the work of activists, expressing concerns about the triple planetary crisis and, in particular, the impacts of climate change on human rights and on future generations'!
What does the USA have in common with Saudi Arabia & the UAE?
All three, according to the #UnitedNations are panning a ramping up of #fossilfuels production that will make hitting #climate target impossible.
While making pious claims around #netzero & measure to address the #climatecrisis these 'petrostates' #energy policies make a lie of their declarations.
No wonder poor(er) countries are not supportive of investing scarce capital in the #greetransition!
France seeks stronger EU stance on fossil fuel exit at COP28
The EU should publicly set out dates by which planet-warming oil, gas and coal should be phased out, in a bid to push for a global deal on eliminating fossil fuels at the upcoming COP28 UN climate summit, France has said.
Russia tortured some Ukrainian victims to death, UN inquiry says
Russia's torture methods in parts of Ukraine it occupied have been so brutal that it tortured some of its victims to death, the head of a U.N.-mandated investigative body said on Monday.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, is an expert on #HumanRights and #InternationalLaw.
She is widely published, holds a number of academic positions, and has ten years experience advising various international bodies on human rights.
She has just delivered her latest report to the UN Human Rights Council, in which she summarises the patterns of violence in #Gaza and public statements by Israeli officials before reaching this conclusion: "The only reasonable inference to be drawn is a state policy of genocidal violence against Palestinians."
It is worth watching the 12 minute summary of her report.
A growing number of casinos in #Cambodia, #Laos and #Myanmar are engaging in large-scale money laundering, facilitating #cyberfraud that is costing victims in America and abroad billions of dollars, according to new research by the United Nations.
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A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated into over 500 languages.