Archive for September 25th, 2023

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25/09/2023

How Fast Fashion Fuels Climate Change, Plastic Pollution, and Violence

Human Wrongs Watch

By Helle Abelvik-Lawson | Greenpeace*

The Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013 sparked a call for change in the global fashion industry. But 10 years on, more than 100 billion clothes a year are made – mostly from oil turned into polyester – by people working in dangerous conditions. This is fast fashion’s impact on people and the planet.
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9c88f2a9-gp1t21qs-510x34022 September 2023 — You know the feeling: wardrobe full of clothes, nothing to wear. Online, fashion sales fill your feeds. Clothes are cheaper than ever, and even cheaper in the sales, which now happen year-round.

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25/09/2023

Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability

Human Wrongs Watch

By Human Rights Watch*

No Clear Path to Compensation for Iraqis Abused in Detention by US Forces

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  • The US government has apparently failed to provide compensation or other redress to Iraqis who suffered torture and other abuse by US forces at Abu Ghraib and other US-run prisons in Iraq two decades ago.
  • Iraqis tortured by US personnel still have no clear path for receiving redress or recognition from the US government though the effects of torture are a daily reality for many Iraqi survivors and their families.

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