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Justice for the People of Marinduque finally prevails, but not to Mother Nature itself

Justice finally prevailed after decades of waiting for the victims of the Marcopper mining tragedy. We celebrate with the people of Marinduque, with the local environmental defenders led by the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC), and their legal representatives,…

Groups Back Phase-Out of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” to Protect Women and Other Vulnerable Sectors

1 June 2022, Quezon City.  Various civil society groups have joined forces to call for a global ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ahead of World Environment Day.  Also known as the “forever chemicals,” PFAS do not break down…

BAN Toxics: Be careful in choosing kiddie school bags

BAN Toxics cautions the public on buying children’s school bags after they tested positive for lead, based on the recent test buy operations conducted last May 22 to 29 in three cities in Metro Manila: Manila, Pasay, and Quezon City.…

The Rise of NATO in Africa

Anxiety about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) toward the Russian border is one of the causes of the current war in Ukraine. But this is not the only attempt at expansion by NATO, a treaty organization…

Registration Opens for LAC Climate Week 2022 in Santo Domingo in July

Registration is now open for this year’s Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022 (LACCW 2022), to be held from 18-22 July in Santo Domingo, hosted by the Government of the Dominican Republic. This marks the return of in-person…

Rivers have no borders, the slogan of their defenders in Peru

“Water is part of our culture, it is intrinsic to the Amazon,” says José Manuyama, a member of a river defence committee in his native Requena, a town located in the department of Loreto, the largest in Peru, with 28…

Kaira vs. NATO

Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided over a ceremony in Madrid on Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Spain’s entry into NATO, a prelude to the summit of the leaders of the 30 allied countries that will…

Spanish Congress approves the “law of only yes is yes” that establishes consent as a determinant in cases of sexual assault

The Spanish Congress passed landmark legislation that would codify into Spanish law the definition of consent as an explicit expression of a person’s will, freeing victims of sexual assault from the burden of having to prove that violence or intimidation…

China’s human rights record in a global context

The strength of cultural exports and the considerable economic clout of certain countries have inevitably resulted in their interpretation of the concept of human rights dominating global discourse for a long period of time. But as certain developed nations defend…

Is Nigeria the Brithplace of Monkeypox?

Federal Republic of Nigeria, the most populated West African nation, has come under spotlight, allegedly as the place of origin of monkeypox virus, which was detected in several European countries in April-May. By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh During these couple of…

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