Canada Needs to Deliver Promised Climate Accountability
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has tabled legislation that would increase transparency of government efforts to meet climate change commitments.
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Bad News for the US on World Prematurity Day
The nonprofit March of Dimes, which works to improve the health of mothers and babies in the United States, issued its “Annual Report Card” on Monday ahead of World Prematurity Day today.
Q & A on the Proposal for an EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence
In June 2020, Human Rights Watch outlined key elements that should be incorporated in EU legislation governing mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, including climate change.[1] Here, Human Rights Watch responds to a few ‘frequently asked questions’ posed by legislators and businesses and addresses some of the main
Man One Ups Tesla By Inventing An Electric System That Charges Itself
Sangulani (Maxwell) Chikumbutso has invented an electric system that runs off a battery.
Environmentalists Under Threat in South Africa
Environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase was killed after her refusal to withdraw legal challenges to existing and future mining operations.
Human Rights Watch: 2021 Domestic Transition Priorities for the Next US Administration
Whoever wins the November 3 presidential election has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to help the United States move forward by making human rights a priority in the next administration.
The Next President Should Protect Human Rights in the US and End Abuses
Whoever wins the November 3 presidential election has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to help the United States move forward by making human rights a priority in the next administration.
US: Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice
(Washington, DC) – Many plans by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States to respond to heat extremes and climate change miss the threat that extreme heat poses to pregnancy, particularly for low-income and Black and brown people, Human Rights Watch and partners said today. Authorities should promote racial
Iran: Prisoners Who Reported Abuse Charged
(Beirut) – Iranian judiciary authorities are prosecuting human rights defenders for reporting abuse in detention, Human Rights Watch said today.
Canada: Climate Crisis Toll on First Nations’ Food Supply
(Ottawa) – Climate change is taking a growing toll on First Nations in Canada, depleting food sources and affecting health, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Brazil: Stop Harassing Environmental Defenders
(São Paulo) – A Brazilian government action in response to a leading environmental defender’s criticism of the Bolsonaro administration’s disastrous environmental policy threatens freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today.
The government should protect free speech by civil society instead of trying to curb it. On October
Indonesia: New Law Hurts Workers, Indigenous Groups
(Jakarta) – Indonesia’s government should revise a new jobs law to meet international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today.
Colors evoke similar feelings around the world
In the current issue of Psychological Science, the scientists report that the participants were asked to fill out an online questionnaire, which involved assigning up to 20 emotions to twelve different color terms
NASA's IRIS spots nanojets: Shining light on heating the solar corona
In pursuit of understanding why the Sun's atmosphere is so much hotter than the surface, and to help differentiate between a host of theories about what causes this heating, researchers turn to NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission. IRIS was finely tuned with a high-resolution imager to zoom in
Strong Evidence Suggests Wireless Radiation Is Harming Bees
Unnatural sources of electromagnetic seem to be harming not only us, but our bees, trees and other insects.