US to help journalists globally defend against legal threats
United Nations Reuters The United States on Tuesday launched a program to defend journalists around the world from legal threats aimed at silencing critical voices, a growing tactic that top US aid official Samantha Power described as “lawfare”. US Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power speaks as she participates in a Peace, Security and […]
“Dramatic” global rise in laws defending rights of nature
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation From Bolivia to New Zealand, rivers and ecosystems in at least 14 countries have won the legal right to exist and flourish, as a new way of safeguarding nature gains steam, US environmental groups said on Thursday. Rights of nature laws, allowing residents to sue over harm on behalf of […]