European rights court condemns Italy over toxic waste dumping by mafia
The European Court of Human Rights found on Thursday that Italy failed to deal with the burying and dumping of toxic waste by organised criminal groups in the southern Campania region, giving Rome two years to fix the situation…
Victory for mafia waste victims in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ruled that Italy failed to protect nearly three million people living in a region plagued by toxic waste dumped by the mafia, giving the government two years to fix the situation…Scientists race to restore Calif.’s largest — and contaminated — freshwater lake
For the past century, it’s been beleaguered by a host of human-made problems…
WHO delivers critical support to Bugna Woreda and surroundings amid humanitarian needs
WHO delivers critical support to Bugna Woreda and surroundings amid humanitarian needs gebremichaela@… Thu, 30/01/2025 – 14:38 30 January 2025…
How America went MAHA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before the Senate finance committee Wednesday to make his case that he should be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the US Department Health and Human Services (HHS) to pursue his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Democrats focused their criticism on Kennedy’s long-standing vaccine skepticism…
Watch: Day 2 of RFK Jr. HHS Secretary Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in a confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday, January 30. The post Watch: Day 2 of RFK Jr. HHS Secretary Confirmation Hearing appeared first on Breitbart…
RFK Jr. tells senators he won’t impose his vaccine opinions at HHS, will empower scientists
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced skeptical senators Thursday in the second day of his confirmation hearing to lead the department of Health and Human Services, Sen. Bill Cassidy confronted Kennedy about vaccines…
How conservation NGOs can put human rights principles into practice (commentary)
Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights standards and putting rights at the forefront of national laws, policy, and governance decisions. In the world of conservation governance…
UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025, warning that lives are at risk
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief appealed on Thursday for $500 million in funding for 2025 to support its work, such as investigating human rights abuses around the world from Syria to Sudan, warning that lives hang in the balance. The U.N. human rights office has been grappling with chronic funding shortages that some worry…