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13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People! — Palm Oil Detectives – MARY CALVO

Image: Insight Crime/Igarapé Institute Originally posted on Palm Oil Detectives: Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the …

13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People! — Palm Oil Detectives – MARY CALVO

National Geographic Documentary Films e O2 Play lançam vencedor de dois prêmios em Sundance, “O Território”, nos cinemas brasileiros no dia 8 de …

Do diretor Alex Pritz, dos produtores indicados ao Oscar® Darren Aronofsky e Sigrid Dyekjær e da produtora executiva Txai Suruí, documentário conta a…

National Geographic Documentary Films e O2 Play lançam vencedor de dois prêmios em Sundance, “O Território”, nos cinemas brasileiros no dia 8 de …

If prospectors were digging for gold in your back yard and contaminating your only source of water with mercury, would you still decorate yourself …

Is this you? We need to reconsider our relationship with all of the living world and no longer think like consumers in an economy but recognize that …

If prospectors were digging for gold in your back yard and contaminating your only source of water with mercury, would you still decorate yourself …

Several Republicans Endorse Democratic Candidate in Pa. Governor Race

At least 16 Republican leaders have announced their endorsement for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, days after Reuters reported that Mastriano posed for a photo wearing a Confederate uniform in 2014, while he was an instructor at the US Army War College. Source: Several Republicans Endorse Democratic Candidate in Pa. Governor Race

Sri Lanka: End Use of Terrorism Law Against Protesters | Human Rights Watch

“President Wickremesinghe’s use of antiterrorism legislation to lock up people peacefully calling for reform sends a chilling message to Sri Lankans that rights won’t get priority during his administration,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “The president’s suppression of dissent at home flies in the face of his pledges to allies abroad.”

The PTA was first adopted as a “temporary” measure in 1979, and contains numerous provisions in contravention of international legal standards that have enabled arbitrary detention and torture. It has repeatedly been used to target government opponents and members of minority communities.

 

Source: Sri Lanka: End Use of Terrorism Law Against Protesters | Human Rights Watch