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A new lawsuit seeks to force the United States to reach a decision on a 2014 petition that requested sanctions against Mexico for not adequately protecting an endangered porpoise in the Upper Gulf of California. It’s been eight years since the petition was filed, requesting that the U.S. use a law known as the Pelly […]
“Thirty years ago, the world made a promise to do more to protect the human rights of people from national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities in all spheres of life,” said Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the milestone 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Minority Rights. On 18 December 1992, […]
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Over 200 advocates from around the United States converged on Capitol Hill this week with an 11th-hour mission: persuade lawmakers to provide citizenship to “Dreamer” immigrants who illegally entered the United States as children. Addinelly Moreno Soto, a 31-year-old communications aide who came to the United States from Mexico at […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The Biden administration will give Native American tribes more say in managing federal and tribal lands as part of a plan that includes assistance for tribes whose land has been harmed by climate change, the White House said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden and other Cabinet officials announced the measures […]
Comment on this story Comment Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Today we’re reading this piece about why the climate impact of a Thanksgiving meal might surprise you. 🤔 But first: Exclusive: Report details how Biden can protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 without Congress
Zelenskiy urges Nato to protect nuclear facilities from ‘Russian sabotage’ Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has appealed to Nato members to guarantee the protection of his country’s nuclear power plants from “Russian sabotage”. In a video address to Nato’s parliamentary assembly in Madrid, he said: All our nations are interested in not having any dangerous incidents […]
As Megan Thee Stallion uses her platform to speak out for Black women, the Grammy-winning rapper’s own story has become part of the movement. A controversial new Drake lyric that appears to question Megan Thee Stallion’s account of getting shot in . . .
Nov 15 (Reuters) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said on Tuesday it supports proposed federal legislation intended to protect gay-marriage rights, as long as it also protects the right of religious groups to believe such unions are against God’s word. The Utah-based church said
Dozens of musicians, music industry executives, legal experts, and more added their signatures to the “Art on Trial: Protect Black Art” open letter defending creative expression and protesting the use of rap lyrics as a means of criminalizing Black artists. The letter refers to the current incarceration of Atlanta rapper Young Thug –
(Washington, DC) – Election officials in the United States have human rights obligations to ensure that everyone entitled to vote in the November 8, 2022 elections are able to do so freely and without fear of intimidation or violence, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued a report in a question-and-answer format to […]