The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to amend the EU Climate Law, setting a binding target of a 90 percent reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The proposal would replace Articles 4(3) and 4(5), creating a midpoint to help track progress and guide compliance. The Commission said the proposal offers businesses [...]
A federal judge in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Trump Administration’s plans to undertake a sweeping reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would have terminated approximately 10,000 employees and drastically restructured critical public health programs. On March 27, HHS announced plans to “streamline the functions” of [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned in a new report released Wednesday of dire consequences from Guatemala’s water crisis, which it stressed endangers the health and fundamental rights of millions of Guatemalans, particularly Indigenous communities and women. The 88-page report, titled “Without Water, We Are Nothing: The Urgent Need for a Water Law in Guatemala,” highlights [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday criticized the deadly Israeli airstrike on Al-Baqa Café in Gaza that resulted in the death of Palestinian filmmaker and photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab, and injured freelance journalist Bayan Abusultan. In commenting on the latest wave of Israeli attacks on civilians, CPJ regional director Sara Qudah stated: “The [...]
A US District Court in Brooklyn ruled to allow the government’s sweeping 16‑count indictment against Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. to move forward on Tuesday, rejecting the Chinese telecommunications firm’s motion to dismiss 13 out of 16 federal charges. US District Judge Ann Donnelly issued a 52‑page order on Monday ruling that the allegations, which include [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday demanded that Turkish authorities release four staff members of the LeMan magazine who were arrested for a cartoon purportedly depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Police in Türkiye detained the cartoonists on Monday. The publication depicted Muhammad, Islam’s prophet, and Moses, a critical prophet of Judaism, shaking hands in [...]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday signed into law a parliamentary bill passed last week that suspends cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations nuclear watchdog. The “Law on obligating the government to suspend cooperation with the IAEA,” was passed during a parliamentary session and garnered the overwhelming support of the [...]
Amnesty International called on Chinese authorities Wednesday to cease their interference in Tibetan religious practices. The rights group criticized the Chinese government for attempting to control the selection process of the future Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader. The statement urged China to comply with international human rights law. Amnesty International’s China director, Sarah Brooks, [...]
A court in Algeria has sentenced French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison on charges of “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing propaganda publications harmful to the national interest,” the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Tuesday. Gleizes, who has written for French publications So Foot and Society, was arrested on May 28, [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) voiced concern on Tuesday that some European Union (EU) member states may be retreating from their human rights and environmental commitments, following an agreement on a proposal that could weaken an EU directive aimed at safeguarding rights in supply chains by easing sustainability requirements. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), [...]
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