EU Fails Ethiopia‘s Victims: No Action Following Scathing Report Highlighting UN’s Prevention Role The European Union Backtracks on Support for Scrutiny in Ethiopia The European Union and its member states have failed to renew their support for continued international scrutiny of the human rights situation in Ethiopia at the United […]
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s Failure to Break with the Past Deepens Cycle of Abuse and Impunity
Shrinking Civic Space and Human Rights Violations Continue in Zimbabwe The government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe has failed to live up to its promises for change and break with Robert Mugabe’s brutal human rights legacy, according to a briefing by Amnesty International. The briefing highlights the continued crackdown […]
South Korea’s ‘Anonymous Birthing’ Bill: A Failure for Women and Children
South Korea’s ‘Anonymous Birthing’ Bill Fails Women, Children An Ineffective Solution to a Complex Issue The recent rush by South Korea’s National Assembly to approve a bill that would allow women to give birth anonymously at medical facilities is a well-intentioned but ultimately flawed attempt to address the issue of […]
Russia’s Failure: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Brutal Assault on Elena Milashina and Aleksandr Nemov
Violence Against Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Chechnya Must Not Go Unpunished The Vicious Beating of Elena Milashina and Aleksandr Nemov In a disturbing act of violence, journalist Elena Milashina and human rights lawyer Aleksandr Nemov were brutally beaten by masked assailants in Chechnya. This cowardly assault, carried out […]
Government Neglect: Report Exposes US Failure to Protect Meatpacking Workers During Pandemic
Report Finds US Government Failed Meatpacking Workers During Pandemic The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report highlighting the inadequate federal oversight of meat and poultry slaughtering and processing companies during the Covid-19 pandemic. The report reveals that despite some efforts by meat and poultry companies to […]
Frozen in Indecision: Antarctic Ocean Commission Continues to Fail on Ocean Protection Plan
Antarctic Ocean Commission Fails to Agree on Action Plan for Ocean Protection The Disappointing Stalemate The Antarctic Ocean Commission, tasked with protecting the waters of the Antarctic, has once again failed to find a way forward in its efforts. Meeting for a special intersessional gathering, only the third in its […]
How Lula’s Failure in Venezuela Affects Human Rights
Brazil’s Lula Missed a Key Opportunity to Uphold Human Rights in Venezuela Background Brazilian President Lula and Venezuelan President Maduro met recently, and after the meeting, Lula praised Maduro’s government’s democracy and criticized the narrative that the democratic institutions in Venezuela were being undermined. It is evident that Maduro’s government […]
Why G7’s failure to recognize climate emergency could have disastrous consequences
Greenpeace Condemns G7‘s Failure to Address Climate Emergency Greenpeace International, a non-governmental environmental organization, has condemned the members of the G7 Summit for endorsing new fossil gas despite the ongoing climate emergency. The G7 leaders have demonstrated a complete denial of the havoc fossil fuel emissions have been wreaking on […]