Archive for September 26th, 2024

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26/09/2024

Dying for a Cause: Environmental Defenders in the Firing Line

Human Wrongs Watch

By Busani Bafana

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Sep 26 2024 (IPS)* – In 2017, South African activist Nonhle Mbuthuma took a stand against the powerful oil giant Shell, halting their plans to explore the pristine Wild Coast.
 
Environmental activist Nonhle Mbuthuma.

Environmental activist Nonhle Mbuthuma.

Despite facing death threats, she refused to back down. As a co-founder of the Amadiba Crisis Committee and a 2024 Goldman Prize winner, Mbuthuma continues to fight for her community’s rights and the environment.

Her bravery reflects the countless risks land and environmental defenders face across the globe.

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26/09/2024

‘Hell Is Breaking Loose in Lebanon’

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(UN News)* —UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the Security Council on Wednesday [] “to work in lock-step” to end the escalating violence between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants across the Blue Line in southern Lebanon.

A family takes refuge in an emergency shelter opened by the UN following missile strikes by Israel on Lebanon..
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..© UNRWA | A family takes refuge in an emergency shelter opened by the UN following missile strikes by Israel on Lebanon.
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“Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon” the UN chief warned, noting that the exchanges of fire along the UN-patrolled line of separation “have expanded in scope, depth and intensity.”
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Monday [23 September 2024] saw Lebanon’s bloodiest day in a generation, as Israel continues to bombard largely Hezbollah-controlled territory, doubling down on the devastating electronic device attacks which killed hundreds last week.

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26/09/2024

Flooding and Armed Conflict Aggravates Sudan’s Cholera Epidemic

Human Wrongs Watch

By Oritro Karim

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 2024 (IPS)* – Sudan has been plunged into a deadly cholera outbreak in the midst of the Sudanese Civil War.
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In a Cholera information campaign, 9-year old Eiad demonstrates safe hygiene practices to mitigate the spread of disease. Credit: UNICEF/ Aymen Alfadil

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26/09/2024

Haiti Is Facing a “Catastrophic and Cataclysmic” Human Rights Situation

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UN Interviews*

20 September 2024 (UN News)* — Haiti is facing a “catastrophic and cataclysmic” human rights situation according to the UN’s designated expert on rights issues in the Caribbean island nation, William O’Neill.

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Attacks by gangs, executions, kidnappings for ransom, violence against women – including  rape – as well as corruption, inmates dying in jail and a paralyzed judicial system, are just some of the rights challenges the country is facing.
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And now Haitians are becoming frustrated at the slow pace of international efforts, particularly the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission, to help the country to combat these problems, according to Mr. O’Neill.

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