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A general election in Germany is expected in February 2025. In December 2024, Human Rights Watch wrote to political parties in Germany sharing an election briefing that sets out key priorities and recommendations on human rights for the next parliament.Many voters in Germany and many governments around the world are looking to Germany to protect and uphold human rights even in the current challenging domestic and international contexts. As German political parties prepare their platforms for the upcoming federal election Human Rights Watch has compiled recommendations on key human rights issues in Germany and around the world.Foreign Policy, Crisis and…

Image credit: Abhi Biswas on Unsplash Surekha More, a 50-year-old housekeeper in Mumbai, migrated to the city eight years ago after farming turned unprofitable in her village. The move afforded more income for her and her husband—and the hope of a better future for their three children. The family rented a 75-square-foot tenement in a slum in the city, and More now earns about ₹15,000 ($179) a month, cleaning homes and washing dishes in a nearby high-rise. Moving to the city had seemed like a good decision to the family until this summer, when an intense heat wave engulfed Mumbai,…

(Seoul) – The South Korean National Assembly’s 204 to 85 vote to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on December 14, 2024 after his rejected imposition of martial law has reinforced democratic rule and checks and balances in South Korea, Human Rights Watch said today. All 300 National Assembly lawmakers participated in the vote, with 204 votes in favor, 85 against, three abstentions, and eight invalid votes. The National Assembly charged the president with directing the military and police to obstruct the assembly from voting to overturn his decree; attempting to take over the National Election Committee; and arresting political leaders, current and…

A local man observes coastal erosion on Kakula Island. © Niki Kuautonga / Greenpeace Ni Sa Bula Vinaka The Pacific campaign has had an incredibly busy year resulting in deeper and more meaningful relationships with governments, civil society, Indigenous groups, young people and communities. The Pacific people see themselves as an integral component of the holistic ecosystem therefore we do not see our environment and biodiversity separate from our oceans or our people. We have taken the world’s biggest problem of climate to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We have formulated our own powerful submission…

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias carried out numerous abuses against civilians in Habila county in Sudan’s South Kordofan state from December 2023 to March 2024, during conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North.The abuses constitute war crimes and included killings, rapes, and abductions of ethnic Nuba residents, as well as the looting and destruction of homes. They led to mass displacement, turning Habila and neighboring Fayu into ghost towns.The United Nations and the African Union should urgently deploy a mission to protect civilians in Sudan.(Nairobi, December 10, 2024) – The Rapid…

Although snow leopards cause greater livestock losses than Himalayan wolves, human communities generally show greater tolerance and acceptance toward snow leopards.This ‘predator paradox,’ where the more damaging predator is more tolerated, leads to less conservation support for wolves and more for snow leopards.“Both snow leopards and wolves are crucial to the Himalayan ecosystem, but conservation has overwhelmingly favored snow leopards. This disparity in attention and resources amplifies the challenges faced by wolves, highlighting the need for a balanced approach to conserve both species effectively,” a new op-ed argues.This post is a commentary. The views expressed are those of the…

Elon Musk pushed Brazil´s Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes into a stare-down that culminated in the shutdown of X in the South American giant. Then Musk backed down. The social network complied with Supreme Court court orders that Musk had vociferously rejected before and access to X in Brazil was restored on October 9th. This case is a cautionary tale, underscoring the need for social media platforms and authorities to do a lot more to center human rights. Source link

NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a creepy campaign to get a former official to return to his homeland.Zhu Yong, a Chinese retiree who faces likely deportation from the U.S. after his prison term, expressed regret while suggesting he didn’t initially think through the implications of what he was doing.“I also plead to the nation, the victims and every American citizen for their forgiveness,” he told a court through a Mandarin-language interpreter. He begged…

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Jyoti Mishra, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego. The catastrophic wildfires that have hit Southern California are acute symptoms of the climate emergency. Climate disruption is driving rapid oscillation between massive rainstorms that promote underbrush, followed by periods of drought that dry that underbrush into tinder for wind-driven sparks. Not only are people hurt, and property destroyed, the huge wildfires also sear communities and the mental health of both victims and observers. Jyoti…

No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said.At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out since Monday after a court ordered the government to facilitate rescue operations at the mine, the site of one of the most extraordinary tragedies to hit the industry. Police said they would check that no-one was left on Thursday, when a rescue cage would be sent down the mine.The stand-off began in November when the government ordered police to arrest any miner who surfaced,…