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Labor and Environmental Groups Demand Listing of Chrysotile Asbestos in Rotterdam Convention

TUCP-EcoWaste Coalition Joint Press Release   4 May 2023, Quezon City.  As the 2023 meetings of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions get underway in Geneva, Switzerland, Filipino groups championing labor and chemical…

No human being is illegal!

This week Chile and Peru decreed a state of emergency on their borders due to the migratory situation that is being experienced, in a deplorable action, and which deepens the signs of failed states, without the capacity to assume the…

UN Special Rapporteurs call on Italian prosecution to dismiss Iuventa case

Today it’s been disclosed that three of the UN Special Rapporteurs, independent experts of the UN human rights Council, have called out the Italian government over the legal proceedings against the Iuventa crew and the worrying context for migrant rights defenders. “We…

ADB’s “just transition” harming waste pickers and the environment

No More Excuses, ADB! Prioritize Sustainable Solutions and Stop Funding Harmful Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Incinerators 02 May 2023 –  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasingly promoting waste-to-energy (WtE) projects in its energy and urban development portfolios as a way to…

Julian Assange persecution: “The most dangerous threat to press freedom today”

Media organisations across the globe are marking World Press Freedom Day with a re-energised push for the release of award-winning Australian publisher Julian Assange. US President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure to drop charges against Assange as Australia’s Media…

Lebanon-Syria

The presence of displaced Syrian refugees in Lebanon is becoming a political issue in Beirut. Racist campaigns against their presence have been countered by demonstrations of solidarity. The government has made the decision to repatriate all those who are not…

Nonviolent Journalism Book Launching Events in the U.S.

This book aims to reflect the first twelve years of collective effort of a non-profit organisation run by volunteers from the fields of journalism and communication. About the book Book Launching on Saturday, May 6 at 2 PM in Kingston…

Mombasa Appeal for peace and prevention of Nuclear War

At our 23rd World Congress in Mombasa in April 2023, we, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, discussed the risks and impending consequences of the current, crisis situation on our planet. The war in Ukraine bears enormous…

EcoWaste Coalition Bares Unlawful Sale of Mercury-Contaminated Cosmetics in Caloocan City

30 April 2023, Quezon City.  Skin-lightening products banned by the health authorities for containing mercury and/or for lacking market authorization are openly sold in Caloocan City in clear defiance of national and global product safety laws and regulations. “The continuing…

Metropolitan Regional Government together with various authorities launches the programme “Leaders for nonviolence”.

With the presence of the RM Governor, Claudio Orrego; the SEREMI Education RM, Flavia Fiabane; the President of Fundación Semilla, Marcelo Trivelli; the Mayor of Quinta Normal, Karina Delfino; the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences UDLA,…

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