Meaningless or sensible? Net zero by 2050 divides climate community
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation When the European Commission unveiled a draft law this week that would make binding a target to cut the bloc’s planet-warming emissions to “net zero” by 2050, it exposed a sharp divide among supporters of climate action. While that increasingly popular goal might sound ambitious, young activists, including Greta Thunberg, have […]
Coronavirus controls increase surveillance “danger”
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus outbreak has enabled authorities from China to Russia to increase surveillance and clamp down on free speech, with the risk that these measures will persist even after the situation eases, digital rights experts said. COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus which emerged from China late last year, […]
Denied in life, India’s lower-caste Dalits fight for land in death
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation India’s lower-caste Dalits are increasingly asserting their claims over land so they can bury their dead, human rights activists said on Friday, as their traditional burial grounds are targeted by real estate developers and higher-caste Hindus. Last year, a viral video of Dalit men lowering a dead body by a […]
US HOUSING: OVERSIZE VEHICLE OFFER TENUOUS HOMES AMID HOUSING CRISIS
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Commonwealth launches training for bystanders to spot domestic abuse
Londom, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From nurses to taxi drivers, people across the Commonwealth will be offered training on how to spot signs of domestic abuse under a plan launched on Friday, aimed at creating a network of skilled bystanders to intervene and support victims. The project aims to reach and train people in positions to […]