On January 23rd the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the brutal murder of Thulani Maseko, a prominent human rights lawyer from Eswatini, gunned down at his home two days earlier. “Thulani Maseko was a staunch human rights...
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Celac Social was born with the leading role of organisations from the region
The first meeting of Celac Social was held under the slogan: “Latin American and Caribbean integration to stop the new Condor plan in the region”. This is a space that brings together social, political, trade union, indigenous and human rights organisations in the...
Greece: Migrant Rights Defenders Face Charges
Greek authorities have brought unfounded charges against two migrants’ rights defenders, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, linked to their peaceful activism, Human Rights Watch said today. The case is part of a wider pattern of prosecutions of activists working with...
Stories of Truth and Success for International Zero Waste Month
GAIA Asia Pacific hosts digital and big screen film fest In a time when disinformation is the norm, it has become a rare opportunity to find points of truth. Global crises, especially waste management problems, are undeniably evident almost everywhere. It continues to...
The U.S. Blockade of Cuba Hurts Medical Patients in Both Countries
Scientists in Cuba believe that the breakthroughs they have made in the health care and technology sectors should be used to save and improve lives beyond the country’s borders. This is why the island nation has developed important scientific and...
Burkina Faso Ejects French Troops
On January 18, 2023, the government of Burkina Faso made a decision to ask the French military forces to depart from the country within a month. This decision was made by the government of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who staged the second coup of 2022 in Burkina Faso...
Ex-brigadier general Erich Vad asks: what are the war aims?
The military policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel (2006 to 2013) was against arms deliveries to Ukraine from the beginning. Red. Online INFOsperber Voices like that of Erich Vad are almost no longer heard. Only if you take notice of such voices in addition to...
EU to severely restrict export of waste to third countries
The European Parliament voted in favor of a law that restricts the export of waste. Waste from the EU should be processed in an environmentally friendly way—and no longer exported on a large scale to third countries in the EU. There, it often pollutes entire regions...
The Winter Coup Season in Latin America: Coverage by the Democratic Party-aligned Liberal US Press
Coup attempts have gone viral this winter season in Latin America. The contagion spread first to Argentina, then Peru, and finally Brazil on January 8. In addition, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua continue to suffer from long-term US regime-change efforts. Coverage of...
Under the Microscope: GAIA Asia Pacific, Partners, Media Discuss Waste Colonialism
Exposing the truth behind the plastic crisis through a brand audit The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific took a bold step forward in unveiling the truth behind the plastic pollution crisis through a waste assessment and brand audit...
Adivasis Drowning In Abject Poverty
A rosy picture of national ethnic people dancing and singing adorned in traditional ethnic dress in most national events, cultural programmes on state-run television, Pahari (hill people) ethnic food festivals and recruitment in government jobs is not the true story...
Vegan pies, shirts made from coffee grounds, and fan urine-based fertiliser: how Forest Green Rovers became the world’s first carbon neutral club
Third tier English football club Forest Green Rovers are grabbing the footballing world’s attention through their climate friendly practices. The world’s first carbon-neutral club have a fully vegan half-time menu, shirts made from recycled coffee grounds, and are now...