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The Republic of South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures

South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and…

Expert US Groups Launch Legal Action in Attempt to Ban Glyphosate Herbicides

A groundbreaking legal action launched Wednesday calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately suspend and cancel the dangerous herbicide glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. By Sustainable Pulse Glyphosate’s registration is illegal, says the petition filed by Center…

“We are hopeful, but we are not naïve”, artisanal fishermen react to the draft new fishing law

Artisanal fishermen from CONDEPP reacted to the presentation of the draft of the new fishing law by President Gabriel Boric accompanied by the Minister of Economy Nicolás Grau, this morning in the cove of Quintay. For Hernán Cortés, president of…

PUMA withdraws its sponsorship of Israeli football

BDS achieved a major victory: PUMA was forced to drop its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding part of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement,…

Chile. 116 years since the massacre at the Santa María school in Iquique: trade unionists stage a sit-in at the Army Commander-in-Chief’s Office

“We have pure reasons, we have why to fight”. Luis Advis On 21 December 1907, 116 years ago, thousands of striking saltpeter workers and their families were killed by the Chilean army. In the massacre at the Santa María school…

CSO Network Slams Chinese Water Cannon Incident in the West Philippine Sea

PMPI URGES FELLOW CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT’S CLAIM AT WPS Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc (PMPI) firmly supports the Philippines’ claim to the West Philippine Sea, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).…

BAN Toxics Back the DILG’s Call for an Outright Ban on Firecrackers

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics supports the call to ban the sale and use of firecrackers nationwide. The DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” C. Abalos, Jr. made the statement on December 18, calling on all local government units to enact an…

“8:15 Hiroshima” Film Screening and Talk

This riveting film is a first-person account of the horrors of nuclear war and the power of love and forgiveness to triumph over inhumanity. We will be joined by the author and executive producer of the film, Dr. Akiko Mikamo.…

NYC: Rally to Demand Passage of the Move the Money Resolution

The Move the Money–NYC Coalition and Council Member Carlina Rivera will hold a rally in support of Resolution 423-2022 calling on Congress and the President to move significant funds away from the military budget to fund social services. It also…

Joint statement by activists and organisations against the signing of the Chile-EU Treaty

Stop Colonial Plunder! Joint Statement Against the signing of the Chile-EU Treaty Organisations, politicians and activists from the European Union and Chile signed a joint declaration promoted by Chile Mejor sin TLC, Against the Chile/European Union Treaty, signed on 13/Dec…

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