Corporate sustainability due diligence: Council and Parliament strike deal to protect environment and human rights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Dec
The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional deal on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD), which aims to enhance the protection of the environment and human rights in the EU and globally. The due diligence directive will set obligations for large companies regarding actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights and the environment, with respect
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ODI: The humanitarian implications of a backlash on rights (VIDEO OF PAST EVENT)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Dec
Description Attacks on civilians. Global anti-rights movements. Anti-democratic forces. Populism. Many believe that we are witnessing increasingly authoritarian rollbacks to democracy that are intimately connected to a global backlash on rights.
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GreenPeace: Fossil criminals should stop drilling and start paying

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Dec
Fossil fuels are turbo-charging extreme weather events and people all over the world are suffering the consequences. These devastating storms, floods, freezes, fires, and heatwaves are a direct result of decades of extracting and burning coal, gas, and oil - the climate killers.
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BREAKING: Political deal reached on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Dec
BREAKING: According to Parliament and Commission social media and a press release by the Council Presidency, negotiators reached a political deal this morning on the CSDDD. A press conference is scheduled for 11 am CET. Stay tuned for updates and reactions.
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UNESCO and Save the Children Announce Partnership in NEPAL

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Dec
Kathmandu, December 13th, 2023: Today, in an event held in Kathmandu, the Nepal Office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Save the Children announced a joint partnership aimed at strengthening educational programs aligned with climate justice and campaigning actions.
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COP28: NEW PATH TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS MARRED BY LACK OF FINANCE AND LOOPHOLES

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Dec
New path to transition away from fossil fuels marred by lack of finance and loopholes COP28 in Dubai sends an important signal on the end of fossil fuels but leaves more questions than answers on how to ensure a fair and funded transition that is based on science and equity
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Asian Human Rights Commission: INDONESIA: Emergency Protection for Human Rights Defenders

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Dec
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) highlights the theme of the lack of protection of human rights defenders in Indonesia. More than 20 years’ of political reform after former dictator President Suharto stepped down in 1998, Indonesia tends to fail to ensure protection for human rights defenders.
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QUOTES: APHR Board Member Arlene Brosas on conviction of Thai MP Rukchanok Srinork

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Dec
Please find below quotes from APHR Board Member and member of the Philippines House of Representatives Arlene Brosas responding to the conviction and sentencing of Thai MP Rukchanok Srinork to six years imprisonment for allegedly violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code and the Computer-related Crimes Act (CCA):
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COP28 Agreement Signals “Beginning of the End” of the Fossil Fuel Era

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Dec
UN Climate Change News, 13 December 2023 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance.
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Guatemala: UN Human Rights Chief deplores persistent attempts to undermine outcome of elections

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13Dec
GENEVA (9 December 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday raised the alarm about persistent and systematic attempts by the Attorney General’s Office in Guatemala to undercut the general election results, in full disregard of the voters’ will.
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