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‘Not a suitable candidate’: climate groups urge OECD not to appoint Mathias Cormann as next head
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International climate change groups and influential advisers on the global shift from fossil fuels have written to the OECD expressing “grave concerns” over Australian politician Mathias Cormann’s bid to be its next s...
Child marriage ‘thriving in UK’ due to legal loophole, warn rights groups
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A legal loophole that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent is being exploited and used to coerce young people into child marriage, gli attivisti hanno avvertito. Più di 20 organisations have signed ...
German doctors broach ‘taboo’ subject of Covid toll on minority groups
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German doctors are reportedly concerned about the large proportion of people from minority ethnic backgrounds among coronavirus patients in intensive care, citing a lack of proper communication with Muslim communities...
Facebook under fire as human rights groups claim ‘censorship’ of pro-Palestine posts
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Facebook’s often inscrutable content moderation process has come under renewed fire during the 11-day bombardment of Gaza after hundreds of pro-Palestine posts were removed, many without explanation. Quasi 500 remova...
£525,000 raised in memory of Sarah Everard will go to grassroots charity groups
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Less than two weeks ago they were strangers, furious and sad about the killing of Sarah Everard. Then they connected online to organise a vigil. Two weeks later, the women behind Reclaim These Streets have challenged ...
Human rights groups call on Australia to drop pursuit of Israel trade deal over Palestine conflict
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Australian and Palestinian human rights groups have urged the federal government to stop pursuing a potential free trade agreement with Israel and condemn its actions in Gaza and East Jerusalem. The Australian governm...
Apple and Disney among companies backing groups against US climate bill
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Some of America’s most prominent companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney, are backing business groups that are fighting landmark climate legislation, despite their own promises to combat the climate c...
Far-right groups in UK target hotels housing Afghan refugees
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The evacuation of thousands of Afghan refugees to the UK after Kabul fell to the Taliban has triggered an increase in far-right groups targeting hotels where they are being accommodated, according to those monitoring ...
‘Huge incentives to kill’: Mexico crime groups target election candidates
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Tuesday started off like any other day on the campaign trail for José Alberto Alonso, a union leader running for mayor in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco: he kissed his family goodbye, boarded his Nissan Extreme ...
Militia attack groups want to ‘blow up Capitol’, police chief warns – video
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In alarming testimony to a House subcommittee, the acting chief of Capitol police, Yogananda Pittman, said threats were circulating that directly targeted Joe Biden's first formal speech to a joint session of Congress...
Group’s 6 January donation shows Trump’s grip on attorneys general
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A key group of Republican attorneys general that donated $150,000 to co-sponsor the 6 January rally where Donald Trump pushed his false claims of election fraud before the Capitol attack could draw scrutiny from a Hou...
Plan to relax Australian rules for chemicals and pesticides attacked by environment groups
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Environment and health groups have fiercely criticised proposals to relax the regulation of chemicals and pesticides in Australia, saying they are “totally at odds” with public health and safety expectations. A “first...
Stop and search: how community groups can help build trust in policing
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In my role as the deputy chair of the Southwark police independent advisory group (IAG) in London, I have been participating in sessions to view body-worn video and offer feedback. I am pleased to report that the majo...
Long waits at A&E becoming normal, warn doctors’ groups
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Long waiting times in emergency departments are becoming normal, with some patients spending days in A&E wards before they can be moved into other hospital beds, emergency physicians have warned. Leaders of the Ro...
I gruppi per i diritti esortano l'UE a vietare a NSO l'uso dello spyware Pegasus da parte dei clienti
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Decine di organizzazioni per i diritti umani hanno chiesto all'Unione europea di imporre sanzioni globali a NSO Group e di intraprendere "tutte le azioni" per vietare la vendita, trasferimento, esportazione e importazione della sorveglianza dell'azienda israeliana...
All over-50s and high-risk groups in UK offered vaccine ahead of target date
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All over-50s and high risk groups in the UK have been offered a coronavirus vaccine a few days before the mid-April deadline set by the government – meaning the second phase of the rollout to younger cohorts can now b...