'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like
(Greenpeace)* — On May 1, the British House of Commons became the world’s first national parliament to declare a “climate emergency.” The motion is not binding and may have no effect on government policy, which appears reminiscent of the Paris emissions promises.
Night time road blocks at the Extinction Rebellion environmental activists camp at Marble Arch © Photo by Ollie Millington/Getty Images (Photo from Greenpeace).
After visiting Julian Assange in a London prison, an independent UN human rights expert expressed urgent concern on Friday [31 May 2019], for the Wikileaks co-founder’s well-being, accusing “a group of democratic States” of “ganging up” on the prisoner to “isolate, demonize and abuse” him and warned against extraditing the controversial publisher to the United States.
“My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights, including his freedom of expression, his right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” said Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, in a statement.
