The state of the world’s human rights 2024
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed groups
Environment
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Improperly treated sewage could be causing coral smothering by seaweed
Smothering of coral along the Florida coast by non-native seaweed could be the result of improperly treated sewage discharges, say scientists from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI)
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Bush should use market forces more to protect environment
A US think-tank has expressed disappointment in President George W Bush's mid-term record on using market forces to protect the environment. Researchers at the Center for Free Market Environmentalism
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Russia set to ratify Kyoto Protocol or will they?
Russia looks set to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, following a press conference announcing that the country has looked into the costs and feasibility of achieving emissions reductions. But other reports
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U.S. could block international action on mercury
The United States plans to attempt to thwart future talks on mercury pollution at an international meeting next month, suggests an internal document leaked to a mercury watchdog group. The leaked
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Bush's judicial nominees alarm conservationists
Several of the Bush administration's nominees to the federal appellate court have records that reflect controversial views of the federal government's authority to enforce environmental regulations.
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Delhi's seismic network being reinforced
As Delhi falls in the high risk seismic zone and the Capital could witness a high intensity earthquake, the Central Building Research Institute is installing 12 more digital strong motion
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No more delayed eco justice
Finally, some good news for environmentalists in India. The Law Ministry has decided to introduce environment courts, which will only deal with legal battles and Public Interest Litigations (PILs)
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Afghanistan's stumbling blocks : war, drought
Polluted drinking water. Toxic fumes from burning plastics. Deforestation and overgrazing. Hospital wastes including human organs dumped gutters of streets. Afghanistan's environment is so degraded
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Cleaning Yamuna: Kerala firm barges in to help out
Kerala, famous for its boat races and its backwaters, has something to offer to Delhi. The Delhi government has bought two barges from a Kochi-based company to clean the Yamuna. The 20-feet-long and
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Hollywood gets an ecoguru
Danny Seo, the 26-year old Korean