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The Turkish Interior Ministry and local authorities should promptly disclose the number of public officials and elected municipal authorities being investigated in the collapse of buildings in Türkiye’s devastating 2023 earthquakes, Human Rights Watch, the Platform for Families in Pursuit of Justice, and the Citizens’ Assembly said today. This follows the decision by an Ankara administrative court on September 26, 2024, rejecting an Interior Ministry request to suppress the information. Source link

South Africa-based conservation NGO African Parks signed a long-term deal in December 2024 to manage Gambella National Park in Ethiopia.The agreement brings the number of protected areas under management by African Parks to 23 in 13 countries.Gambella is part of a wider landscape that includes Boma and Badilingo national parks, across the border in South Sudan.The Gambella region has been conflict-prone in recent years, with a documented history of human rights violations by the Ethiopian government and other groups.See All Key Ideas South Africa-based conservation NGO African Parks has signed a long-term deal with Ethiopian authorities to manage…

BBCVolunteers Mzwandile Mkwayi (R) and Mandla Charles (L) were greeted as heroes after descending the mineshaftAs Mzwandile Mkwayi was lowered into the South African mine in a red metal cage attached to a hoist above ground, the first thing that struck him was the smell.”Let me tell you something,” he tells the BBC, “those bodies really smelled bad”.When he got home later that day, he told his wife he could not eat the meat she had cooked.”It’s because when I spoke to the miners, they told me some of them had to eat other [people] inside the mine because there…

Local and regional actors, particularly commercial and landowner elites in mid-sized cities, play an important role in the expansion and improvement of road networks. In Brazil, lobbying by private interests played a big role in the development of Rodovia Transamazônica and BR-319.In Brazil, agribusinesses exert political power via the Frente Parlamentar da Agropecuária (FPA), often referred to as the Bancada Ruralista, a multi-party congressional voting bloc.One of the most significant accomplishment of the ruralistas was their 2012 campaign to modify Brazil’s the Forest Code. Changes included amnesty for property owners who had illegally deforested land before 2008 and adjusted…

(Beirut) – The Iraqi government ramped up attacks on rights by passing or attempting to pass draconian laws that would restrict Iraqis’ freedoms throughout 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025.For the 546-page world report, in its 35th edition, Human Rights Watch reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries. In much of the world, Executive Director Tirana Hassan writes in her introductory essay, governments cracked down and wrongfully arrested and imprisoned political opponents, activists, and journalists. Armed groups and government forces unlawfully killed civilians, drove many from their homes, and blocked access to humanitarian aid. In many of the more than…

A new survey finds that populations of forest elephants, lowland gorillas and chimpanzees have remained relatively stable in a large landscape in southeastern Cameroon.In some cases, populations actually rose significantly in the region’s protected areas, but declined on the outskirts.Officials attribute this “positive” trend to hard work and the implementation of a “permanent presence technique” to deter poaching by engaging more closely with local communities.However, they say more effort is still needed to combat poaching for tusks and the trafficking of great apes.See All Key Ideas A survey has found populations of elephant, gorillas and chimpanzees in and…

(Brussels, January 16, 2025) – Authorities in all five Central Asian countries clamped down on dissent and tightened controls over freedom of expression during 2024, imprisoning government critics, activists, and journalists in increasing numbers, and in some instances hiding behind the veneer of reform promises, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025.For the 546-page world report, in its 35th edition, Human Rights Watch reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries. In much of the world, Executive Director Tirana Hassan writes in her introductory essay, governments cracked down and wrongfully arrested and imprisoned political opponents, activists, and journalists. Armed groups and…

ATLANTA (AP) — Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on charter flights Friday as the teams moved closer to the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night.The Buckeyes are big favorites but the Fighting Irish might have an advantage. Coach Marcus Freeman’s team has previously played in Atlanta — and in Mercedes-Benz Stadium — this season.In a game that strengthened Notre Dame’s playoff hopes, the Fighting Irish beat Georgia Tech 31-13 on Oct. 19 as quarterback Riley Leonard ran for two touchdowns.Is the familiarity with the stadium an advantage for Notre Dame?“We hope so,” Freeman said at…

On November 7, as Pakistan was reeling from days of deadly air pollution, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz flew to Europe to get medical care for a severe throat infection. The chief minister is one of millions of Punjab residents who are finding it hard to breathe these days. But the vast majority don’t have the luxury of escaping or getting world-class medical care.Punjab’s capital, Lahore, a city of 14 million people, has – again – topped the rankings of the world’s most polluted air, with air quality index (AQI) readings of up to 1900 in and around the city.…

In southern Ethiopia, the Konso people have maintained a 400-year-old stone terracing system, essential for farming in the region’s semiarid environment.This UNESCO-listed practice helps prevent soil erosion, conserve water and enhance agricultural productivity, and at the heart of it are the Konso elders who play a crucial role in passing down the knowledge of terracing to younger generations.However, population growth and climate change threaten the survival of the terracing system, and with land becoming scarce, many young Konso people are migrating to cities, leaving behind traditional farming.Combined with the unpredictable impacts of climate change, this exodus risks severing the…