Archive for November 16th, 2023

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16/11/2023

UK Supreme Court Finds UK-Rwanda Asylum Scheme Unlawful

Human Wrongs Watch

By Emilie McDonnell, Officer, UK Advocacy and Communications | Human Rights Watch*

Rwanda Not A Safe Country to Send Asylum Seekers

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Protesters hold placards outside the UK’s Supreme Court as it rules that the UK Government’s Rwanda asylum plan is unlawful, London, United Kingdom, November 15, 2023. © 2023 Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo

Today [15 November 2023], the United Kingdom’s highest court found that Rwanda is not a safe third country for the government to send asylum seekers. This is a huge victory that will protect the rights of countless people who have come to the UK seeking safety.

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16/11/2023

With a Record High in 2022, ‘No End in Sight’ to Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions: World Meteorological Organization

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the rising trend”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Wednesday []. 

Harmful gasses continue to be released into the atmosphere across the world.
© Unsplash/Ehud Neuhaus | Harmful gasses continue to be released into the atmosphere across the world.

The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin comes ahead of the UN climate change conference COP28 which opens in Dubai in two weeks.

Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – account for most greenhouse gas emissions, which trap the sun’s heat, leading to global warming and climate change.

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16/11/2023

UNICEF Chief in Gaza Visit, Bears Witness to Grave Violations against Children, Including Killing, Maiming and Abductions

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Grave violations against children, including killing, maiming and abductions, are taking place in the Gaza Strip, according to the Executive Director on the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.

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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell (right) visits Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
© UNICEF | UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell (right) visits Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Catherine Russell visited Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the south of the besieged enclave on Wednesday [].

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