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EcoWaste Coalition Shares Its Advocacy vs. Mercury in Skin Lightening Products at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya
11 December 2025, Quezon City. On December 10, Human Rights Day, the EcoWaste Coalition had the opportunity to share its advocacy campaign on mercury in skin lightening products at a side event on “Toxic Skin Bleaching: A Growing Global Health…
New Techniques, Old Problems: Navdanya International’s Report on the Global Deregulation of GMOs
Navdanya International has released the report Seeds of Resistance, which documents the global spread of both old and new GMOs and the dismantling of biosafety regulations across continents. The publication comes as the European Union moves toward deregulating next‑generation GMOs, paving…
Human Rights are universal
On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly, meeting in Paris, proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This declaration, which emerged after more than 100 million deaths in the two world wars, separated by a mere 20 years,…
Call to Action: Protect Immigrant New Yorkers — Support the NYC Trust Act (Intro 214)
New York City has laws meant to shield immigrant communities from racial profiling, illegal information-sharing, and abusive transfers to ICE. But NYPD and DOC have repeatedly violated these protections — and right now, there is no way for New Yorkers…
Germany: “We object because peace requires courage”
During the night between Thursday, December 4th and Friday, December 5th, activists from the “Wir verweigern! (We object!)” campaign modified several German army posters to draw attention to the right to conscientious objection and counter propaganda in favour of war…
BAN Toxics Cautions Bulacaños on Toys Containing Toxic Chemicals
Urges LGUs To Initiate Market Monitoring and Inspections Bulacan, Philippines. With the onset of holiday gift-buying, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics advises residents of Bulacan province to exercise extra caution when purchasing toys, as some products may contain harmful chemicals that…
Civil Society Calls Out the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s Push for Waste-to-Energy
Manila, Philippines – Environmental network Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) in Asia Pacific representing thousands of organizations across over 93 countries, express strong disappointment over the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s panel on November 5,…
Facing the Threat of Invasion Against Venezuela: Statement From the BRICS National Committee of Argentina
Statement by the BRICS National Committee on the Threat of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and the Complicity of the Milei Government: In response to the threat of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the position embraced by the Argentine government,…
Solidarity on Trial in Greece
Baseless Felony Charges for Saving Lives at Sea Should End in Acquittal By Bill Van Esveld and Eva Cossé Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges that carry 20…
Guinea-Bissau: An Urgent Appeal for Legality and Peace
PRESS RELEASE An Urgent Appeal for the Rule of Law and Peace! Since the announcement of the alleged military coup on November 26, 2025, the constitutional order of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau has been violently gravely undermined by a succession…
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