Archive for July 30th, 2022

30/07/2022

Of the Secret Leaks and the Baking Planet

Human Wrongs Watch

MADRID, Jul 29 2022 (IPS)* – Strangely enough, two major scientific findings, both announced in July, did not attribute the current dangerous world’s disasters to the proxy war unfolding in Ukraine.
The methane leaks are an open secret in the oil and gas industry and it is feeding the climate crisis, explains UNEP

Due to its structure, methane traps more heat in the atmosphere per molecule than carbon dioxide (CO2) making it 80 times more harmful than CO2 during the 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere.. Credit: Bigstock

One of them, launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), focuses on the dangers of what it calls: “secret methane leaks.” Methane is a colourless, odourless gas, responsible for more than 25% of the global warming the Earth is experiencing today.

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30/07/2022

UN Committee against Torture: Focus on Botswana, Nicaragua, Palestine, United Arab Emirates

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN Committee against Torture on Friday [29 July 2022] concluded its current session by releasing findings on Botswana, Nicaragua, the State of Palestine and the United Arab Emirates.

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Unsplash/Nathan Wright | People who have endured the ordeal of torture have an enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation.

The findings highlighted positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as concerns and recommendations.

Botswana and the Death Penalty 

The committee raised serious concerns over excessive and inhuman force concerning the use of the death penalty in Botswana.

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