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Here’s how people power is tackling air pollution
Despite the shocking negligence by big corporations, people are coming together to fight for a future where we can all breathe air that does not harm us, our children or the planet.
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Five reasons modern slavery at sea is still possible in 2019
Here are 5 reasons modern slavery at sea is still possible today, and why it is so important that we shine a light on these issues.
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The Climate Change and Human Rights Petition
The Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines has called on 47 carbon producers to attend a preliminary meeting in its investigation into their corporate responsibility for climate-related human rights abuses.
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New testimonials suggest “modern slavery” for Southeast Asian migrant fishers working out at sea
Foreign distant water fishing vessels have been accused of abusing migrant fishers, mainly from Indonesia and the Philippines, in cases so severe it has been characterised by many as “modern slavery”.
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Seabound: The Journey to Modern Slavery on the High Seas
ASEAN member States need to take concrete policy actions to address the labour and environmental issues and ensure that modern slavery at sea becomes a thing of the past.
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Food for Freedom, Food for Thought
It is not unusual for us to hear about our farmers being threatened, whether by big corporations, their landlords, or the extreme changes in our climate. “Food. Farming. Freedom.”, is a conference that seeks to raise the critical issues surrounding our food system and help strengthen the food and farming connection, with workshops to help…
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World’s first climate change and human rights liability inquiry nears closure
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines; 19 September 2019 – The world’s first legal investigation into the responsibility of fossil fuel companies for human rights impacts resulting from climate change is…
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Greenpeace PH reactive to the recent Statement on Climate Change by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Quezon City – Early this week, United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Michele Bachelet said of climate change, “The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this…
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Greenpeace calls on the Philippine government to protect environmental defenders
Quezon City — The Philippines is the deadliest country for environmental defenders in 2018, according to a report released today by the campaign group Global Witness. The group said that…
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Isyu ng mamamayan ang dapat unahin, hindi pulitika
Hawak-hawak ko noon ang mabigat na banner habang ito’y hinahampas ng malakas na hangin. Tinatanaw ko ang kakaunting lumitaw na mga kasamahan sa mga oras na iyon, ang ilan ay…