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COVERT BRITISH COPS IN GREEN AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM MOVEMENTS OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES HAVE TRIED TO STIFLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, DEVELOPED PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH ACTIVISTS, DEVASTATED MANY LIVES AND VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal in UK handed down its rulin

Data & Reports , Gender , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/08/2021

Sex for water: Humanity’s new low in Libyan refugee centres

This July, as the world was preparing to celebrate eleven years of ‘Human Right to Water’- recognized by the UN – an investigation into detention camps in Libya made some shocking revelations that would shame the civilized world. Refugees and migrants are being forced to trade sex fo

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Education , Environment , Food , Forests , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Monitoring , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/05/2021

States have these 13 duties when it comes to biodiversity and human rights

Unprecedented biodiversity loss, pollution, climate change and the rise of zoonotic diseases have showcased the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. The human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as well as other human rights, can only be realized where biodivers

Aid , Data & Reports , Disasters , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Monitoring , Resources , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/01/2021

Sanitation and Water shame: billions still left out in the 21st century

The numbers don’t change much year after year; billions of people are still left behind and the half-hearted efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 are bound to fail just like the failure of the Millennium Development Goals Billions of people around the world still lack a

Aid , COVID-19 , Economy , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/05/2021

Amidst COVID, UK Government proposes 80 percent aid cut for water and sanitation sector

The reported cuts will end all future spending on water, sanitation and hygiene by the UK in countries including Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi, which is ranked as the sixth poorest nation on earth. Over 50 leading aid organisations and UK universities have condemned news of the UK’s planned 80% aid c

Climate , Corruption , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Monitoring , Refugees , Sustainable Development / 04/08/2021

Governments across the world fail to protect human rights amid a pandemic

The global pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination and oppression and paved the way for the devastation wrought by COVID-19, Amnesty International said in its annual report for 2020. The State of the

COVID-19 , Education , Food , Gender , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 03/09/2021

Why tackling malnutrition is key to women’s empowerment

Emma Feutl Kent & Atalanti Moquette Now is the time to commit to women and girl’s nutrition, advocates urge on International Women’s Day. Disruptions to food and health systems because of COVID-19 are causing rates of malnutrition to rise substantially. Experts predict that severe hunger aro

Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 02/21/2021

Eye health ‘key to SDGs’

Louise Coghlin Vision, quality of life, the economy and development are all so interconnected that eye health should be reframed as a mainstream part of the sustainable development agenda, says a major report on eye care. The report by 73 leading experts from 25 countries warns that without addition

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Gender , Health , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 02/04/2021

Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the world’s mostly commonly-diagnosed cancer

WHO and the cancer community are responding with renewed urgency to address breast cancer and to respond to the growing cancer burden globally that is straining individuals, communities and health systems. The global cancer landscape is changing, according to WHO experts. Breast cancer has now o

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/27/2020

Forests or plantations: What can heal an ailing earth? These indigenous women have some conservation tips

RANJAN PANDA & PRAGATI PRAVA While trees are important to enrich all forms of ecosystems, there have been criticisms from various sections of society and experts to the obsession with planting trees. Scientists and experts have raised serious concerns regarding the effectiveness of su

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