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Basic income: Why it is fair and how it is financed

Perhaps soon basic income will seem like a worthwhile “thing” in the world, like universal suffrage or the right to divorce. The basic income proposal has been activated – a public, individual, unconditional and universal monetary allowance. If 30 years…

UN expert calls on UK government to halt the extradition of Julian Assange

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, yesterday urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America. In her press release dated 6 February 2024,…

Coalition for Women in Journalism and Women Press Freedom demanding police drop charges against Brandi Morin

“It is not healthy for Canadian democracy to have law enforcement agencies get in the way of journalistic work. Their job is to allow journalists access and get out of the way of independent newsgathering, a process necessary for a…

UN warns on Forestry Law

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples warned Peru that the Forestry Law encourages territorial dispossession and logging on indigenous lands, due to recent modifications made to this legal framework. The Special Rapporteur, José Francisco Calí Tzay,…

Chile: The health of the poor

The health of the poor does not matter to us as a society, not even when we talk about children. We simply do not see the suffering of others. And don’t tell me that it can’t be solved. We could…

U.K. judge dismisses Greta Thunberg’s case of a charge that she blocked an oil conference

District judge John Law dismissed the case against the 21-year-old Swedish campaigner and four other activists on the second day of their trial in London. In his ruling, Law said the conditions imposed on protesters were “so unclear that it…

World court rejects bulk of Ukraine’s terrorism charges against Russia

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that Russia had violated global anti-terrorism and anti-racial discrimination treaties, but rejected most of the charges Kyiv brought against Moscow stemming from its 2014 annexation of parts of Ukraine. The 117-page judgement contained…

Responsibility and Redemption: Addressing the Palestinian Tragedy

With the ruling of 26 January 2024 of the World Court in the Hague processing the Genocide Case, the West finds itself increasingly isolated as over 80 countries have pledged their support to South Africa in bringing the case against…

Amnesty International: “States that have suspended funding to UNRWA should reverse their decision”

At least 11 states have decided to suspend funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), following allegations that some staff were involved in the attacks perpetrated by Hamas on October…

The Hypocrisy of a Concerned U. S. Senate: A Closer Look at Priorities

The Senate, known for its conservative stance, today, January 31, 2024 took center stage with a moral high ground during a hearing organized by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The event, titled “Senate Judiciary Committee to Press Big Tech CEOs on…

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