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27/02/2019

This New Political Party in Poland Wants to ‘Re-Christianise’ Europe

Human Wrongs Watch

By Lidia Kurasinsk*

Father Rydzyk controls a media empire accused of amplifying homophobic and sexist views. Now, he’s seen as the driving force behind a new party aiming at the European parliament elections in May.

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Placard supporting the Radio Maryja station in Rydzyk’s Catholic-nationalist media empire. Krakow, Poland. June 2013. Photo: Flickr/Piotr Drabik. CC BY 2.0. Some rights reserved.Father Tadeusz

27 February 2019 (openDemocracy)* — Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, a controversial Catholic priest and éminence grise of the Polish political scene, is seen as the driving force behind a new party aiming to put forward candidates for the upcoming European Parliament elections.

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27/02/2019

The Myth of Natural Superfoods – How Misleading Advertising Sells Miraculous Foods and Dietary Supplements

Human Wrongs Watch

By Robert Smith*

26 February 2019 (Wall Street International)* — Several words have become quite popular when describing healthy foods. There are natural foods, superfoods, functional foods, herbal medicines and nutraceuticals. They have no scientific, regulatory or legal definition.

The Myth of Natural Superfoods
The Myth of Natural Superfoods | Photo from Wall Street International.

This should not be too surprising since even the term ‘food’ has many different definitions in different cultures. Some things that are thought to be foods in some cultures are considered sinful or even deadly poisons in others.

The aim of this article is to show how a superfood cult has emerged that tries to increase sales, while misleading the public 1.

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27/02/2019

Paradise Lost? Travel and Tourism Industry Takes Aim at Plastic Pollution But More Action Needed

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27 February 2019 (UN Environment)* — With some of the world’s most beautiful beaches paying a heavy price for our plastic addiction, the travel and tourism industry is taking action to reduce its plastic footprint and encourage its customers to do the same.
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Photo by Storyblocks| Photo from UN Environment.

One of Britain’s biggest tour operators, Thomas Cook, said in November 2018 that it would remove around 70 million single-use plastic items—enough to fill 3,500 suitcases—from domestic operations, planes and branded hotels during the next year.

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27/02/2019

‘Syria Still Suffering “Staggering Levels” of Humanitarian Need”

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“Staggering levels” of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Security Council members on Tuesday [26 February 2019].

© UNICEF/UN0248372/Watad | Children at a school tent in the northern Idlib, Syria. Humanitarian emergencies deprive children of health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education and other basic needs.

Speaking on behalf of UN emergency relief chief Mark Lowcock, Reena Ghelani, OCHA’s Director for Operations and Advocacy, said that this year, an estimated 11.7 million people will require life-saving humanitarian assistance across the country.

Developments in Syria from December to January:

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27/02/2019

With 10 Million Yemenis Civilians Facing an “Overwhelming Humanitarian Calamity”, Living ‘One Step Away from Famine’, Donors Pledge $2.6 Billion

Donors have pledged $2.6 billion to provide urgently needed support to millions of Yemeni civilians facing an “overwhelming humanitarian calamity” after nearly four years of brutal war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday [26 February 2019].
UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferre | Secretary-General António Guterres and Mark Lowcock, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, attend the High Level Pledging event on Yemen in Geneva, 26 February 2019.

Speaking on the sidelines of a pledging conference in Geneva, Mr. Guterres welcomed the generosity of Member States, who pledged 30 per cent more than during last year’s conference to raise life-saving funds for Yemen.

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26/02/2019

Gandhi’s Despair

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By Robert J. Burrowes*

‘When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it – always.’ M.K. Gandhi

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M.K. Gandhi | Photo from Wall Street International.

23 February 2019 (Wall Street International)* – As we remember Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October, the Mahatma’s 149th birthday and the International Day of Nonviolence, there is plenty of room for despair.

Never before has the Earth and its many inhabitants been under siege as they are now, more than 100 years after Gandhi started warning us of the predicament in which we are embroiled and presenting his strategy for addressing it before it spiraled out of control.

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26/02/2019

People’s Rights Are ‘Under Fire’ in Many Parts of the Globe; Hate Speech ‘Spreads Like Wildfire’ – UN Chief to Human Rights Council

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People’s rights are under fire “in many parts of the globe,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Human Rights Council on Monday [25 February 2019], before insisting that he was not “losing hope”, thanks to the progress made by powerful grassroots movements for social justice.

UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre | A general view of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, which formally began it’s 40th session on 25 February, 2019.

Addressing the Geneva-based forum on the opening day of its 40th session, Mr. Guterres underlined the Council’s key role as the “epicentre” for dialogue and cooperation on all human rights issues: civil, political, economic, social and cultural.

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26/02/2019

UK Must End ‘Unlawful’ Administration of Chagos Archipelago ‘As Rapidly As Possible’ – International Court of Justice

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The UK Government is “under an obligation” to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago “as rapidly as possible” the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial body of the UN, stated in an Advisory Opinion released on Monday [25 February 2019]. The Opinion calls the continued administration of the archipelago “unlawful,” and “a wrongful act.”

Photo/ICJ/Jeroen Bouman | A view of the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, 2005

The Chagos Islands were retained by the United Kingdom during negotiations over independence for the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which came to fruition in 1968. The islands have since been used for defence purposes by the UK and the United States, which established a military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

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26/02/2019

Freedom of Press Increasingly ‘Shrinking’ Worldwide – UN Chief Calls for Better Protection of Journalists, Media Workers. ‘Informing Is Not a Crime’

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Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell important stories, UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday [25 February 2019] that freedom of the press was increasingly “shrinking” worldwide, and called on decision-makers to better protect journalists and media workers.

Public Domain | A video journalist covers a news event.

“We’ve come a long way towards realizing freedom of expression, and other fundamental freedoms. The right to access to information is entrenched in law in over a hundred countries,” said Secretary-General Guterres during the event, which marked the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Association of UN Correspondents (ACANU).

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26/02/2019

Not a Single Child Spared the ‘Mind-Boggling Violence’ of Yemen’s War

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Four years of “mind-boggling violence” in Yemen “has not spared a single child”, a top UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official said on Monday [25 February 2019], on the eve of a pledging conference in Geneva to help alleviate the suffering of millions across the country.

UNICEF YEMEN: Abdulla brought his younger sister to the Health Medical Center where she received the needed medication in the targeted area supported by UNICEF

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“In Yemen today, nearly 1.2 million children continue to live in 31 active conflict zones including Hudaydah, Taizz, Hajjah and Sa’da – in areas witnessing heavy, war-related violence”, said Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

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