The organizations call for any conservation targets included as part of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to “give priority to the recognition and protection of collective and customary land tenure systems of Indigenous Peoples Leading NGOs including Survival International, Amnesty International, Minority Rights Group International and Rainforest Foundation have released a joint statement in the run-up to… Continue reading COP15: NGOs warn plan to protect 30% of earth by 2030 will ‘devastate Indigenous lives”
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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 for water, the Amnesty International report found out!… Continue reading Sex for water: Humanity’s new low in Libyan refugee centres
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 World’s Human Rights covers 149 countries and delivers a comprehensive analysis… Continue reading Governments across the world fail to protect human rights amid a pandemic
Twitter Failing Women over Online Violence and Abuse
Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women from online violence and abuse, despite repeated promises to do so, new analysis by Amnesty International reveals. The Twitter Scorecard grades the social media company’s record on implementing a series of recommendations to tackle abuse against women on the platform, since Amnesty first highlighted the scale of the… Continue reading Twitter Failing Women over Online Violence and Abuse
Myanmar: A mixed bag of poverty reduction and human rights violations
While on one hand Myanmar government is violating the human rights of Rohingyas, on the other hand, a recent WB assessment states that poverty in Myanmar has considerably declined. Poverty in Myanmar continues to decline, falling from 32.1 percent to 19.4 percent in the 10 years up to 2015, while standards of living overall have… Continue reading Myanmar: A mixed bag of poverty reduction and human rights violations