UN Security Council on Myanmar; EU parliament calls for due diligence legislation; freedom of expression in India; impunity in Bolivia; Russia is pressuring Twitter to censor content; and how some countries are promoting the deadly vaccine shortage.
It’s the ten-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster in Japan: a massive earthquake that set off a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown considered the most severe radiation crisis worldwide since Chernobyl.
Ugandan authorities should take immediate steps to end the ongoing abductions by suspected state agents and cease the unlawful detention without trial of opposition supporters.
In the US state of Illinois, a law that requires a young person seeking an abortion to involve an adult family member is dangerous for youth in the state, violates their human rights, and threatens their health and safety.
The UN Security Council has backed democratic transition in Myanmar, expressing its concern over violence and stressing the need to uphold human rights.
The European Parliament has called for legislation to hold companies accountable to human rights and environmental standards in their value chain. The EU Commission is expected to present a legislative proposal this year.
India is violating freedom of expression and privacy rights in response to growing international criticism of its handling of the farmers protests.
A presidential decree approved by Bolivia’s Congress in February 2021 opens the door to impunity for serious crimes.
Russia is putting pressure on Twitter to censor content about peaceful protests and political opposition.
You’ve probably heard there’s a vaccine shortage, but did you know that some countries are actively supporting it? Doesn’t that mean that many people are going to die in this pandemic unnecessarily? Yes, it does.
