The MacJannet Prize

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Dec
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 MacJannet Prize. Learn more and download a submission form!
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The Universal Declaration: a catalyst for environmental human rights action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Dec
In July 2022, the UN General Assembly (GA) adopted a landmark resolution recognizing the right to a healthy environment. The GA’s adoption follows a similar resolution by the Human Rights Council in October 2021.
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Comments by Shift on the Draft Report on Minimum Safeguards

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
hift welcomes the publication of the DRAFT REPORT ON MINIMUM SAFEGUARDS by the Platform on Sustainable Finance, and its call for feedback on the content and recommendations. The report bypasses simplistic approaches and grapples with the challenge at the center of this endeavor, which is how to assess the adequacy of a human rights due diligence process – and how to do so at scale
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WRITE FOR RIGHTS (AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
Join the campaign and change a life today
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Inflation: how financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
| Dec 7, 2022 | Comment | 0 Comments By Sophie van Huellen, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester
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Participate in a women’s leadership mentoring programme in Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
Participate in a women's leadership mentoring Programme 2023!
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Supporting defenders: Toolkits to improve access to remedy and strengthen capacity of environmental and human rights defenders

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
Join us tomorrow to mark Human Rights Day with a webinar focused on action to support human rights defenders in the Asia-Pacific region. Friday, 9 December 2022 14:00-16:00 ICT (Bangkok time) Virtual event
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COP 15 RE-STARTS IN MONTREAL

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Dec
The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP 15 that had started in China is now reconvening with the “urgent task of making peace with nature,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres reminded participants at the opening ceremony, which featured a ceremonial welcome, statements by high-level representatives, and cultural performances.
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Southeast Asian MPs denounce the inclusion of articles curtailing freedoms in Indonesia’s new Criminal Code

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Dec
JAKARTA, 7 December 2022 — Indonesia’s recently passed new Criminal Code includes problematic articles that could unduly restrict the right to freedom of religion or belief, freedom of speech and expression, as well as the right to privacy and sexual autonomy. This is a dismaying step backwards for the country, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) denounced today.
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KINDNESS ALL YEAR ROUND

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 07Dec
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Recent experiences in my neighborhood are what I write about in this article!
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