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Five reasons to support a total ban of nuclear weapons today
Let’s keep up the pressure on governments to put an end to nuclear proliferation and to strengthen international security. Together, we can show that we want a safer world.
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Justice for Berta Cáceres, justice for people and the planet
Violence against environmental defenders is at an all-time high. It’s time for action.
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The big trade war distraction
Don’t get distracted by the “trade war” on the front pages of the news. It points our leaders away from what they should be focused on -- climate change and peace
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The Business of War: how weapons manufactured in Europe help inflict harm in the rest of the world
The world spends an estimated $1.7 trillion a year on war. Just to compare: global humanitarian funding is 1.3% of that. According to the the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute…
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There can be no green peace without equity
We write this as two women leading a global campaigning organisation who, like many others, are extremely excited and inspired by the #MeToo movement that is changing and challenging the world around us.
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4 incredible women you can take action with right now
These are the heroes, the ones who serve their community with hope and inspiration, and who are using their skills to lift and empower others.
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‘People and planet, not profit’ – Greenpeace activists demand Shell show up at climate change and human rights inquiry
Batangas, Philippines - Activists from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Philippines unfurled a banner reading “PEOPLE AND PLANET, NOT PROFIT” from Shell’s Batangas oil refinery today, sending a sharp reminder to Shell to attend upcoming hearings into the responsibility of big fossil fuel companies for climate-related human rights harms.
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Here’s what YOU can do to celebrate International Human Rights Day
10th December is International Human Rights Day and starts the one year lead up to the 70th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
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World’s first human rights investigation into corporate responsibility for climate change intensifies
Manila - The world’s first ever national inquiry into the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry for the human rights impacts resulting from climate change hits and important milestone in the Philippines on 11 December - one day after Human Rights Day (10 December). Companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Suncor and Repsol, are…
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Revealed: Investigation uncovers the plot to murder Berta Cáceres
“We will use the full extent of our fiscal and legal influence to bring the individuals and the organisation behind these criminal, barbaric acts to justice.” — The chief of security for DESA, builder of the Agua Zarca dam project opposed by the late Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, in a text message to company executives…