There are serious gaps in our knowledge about how violent extremists get their hands on weapons and money.
Far right supporters commemorate the death of Benito Mussolini on 2 May 2021 | Piero Cruciatti/Alamy Stock Photo. All rights reserved.
20/07/2021
Time to Rethink Our Technology Choices!
Human Wrongs Watch
By Hazel Henderson*
Remember the bumper sticker:
Technology is the answer! But what is the question?
London’s great smog of 1952 which led to thousands of deaths from inhaling coal smoke on which Britain relied for electricity | Image from Wall Street International.
July 2021 (Wall Street International)* — In the 19th and 20th centuries most, new technologies were equated with our societies’ progress. We loved electricity, automobiles, airplanes, telephones, radio, television, the Internet and space exploration.
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20/07/2021
The Widespread Use of Pegasus Spy Software to Illegally Undermine the Rights of Those Under Surveillance Is “Extremely Alarming” and Confirms “Some of the Worst Fears”
Human Wrongs Watch
Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware
(UN News)* — The UN human rights chief on 19 July 2021 said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to illegally undermine the rights of those under surveillance, including journalists and politicians, was “extremely alarming” and confirmed “some of the worst fears” surrounding the potential misuse of such technology.
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18/07/2021
The Communist Party of China’s 100th Birthday
The Communist Party of China has always surmounted difficulties with fortitude | Image from Wall Street International.
17 July 2021 (Wall Street International)* — The contrasts are apparent between the two poles of power in the world.
In Beijing, there were huge celebrations, with fanfare and fireworks, marking 100 years of the founding of what is today the world’s largest political party (95 million members), holding power for the longest duration (72 years), in the most populous country of the world (1.4 billion).
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18/07/2021
‘Don’t Look Away from Spectacles of Public Violence and Lawlessness’
July 2021 — In this moment of great challenge and terrible danger for South Africa, it is imperative for everyone who calls this country home to be part of finding solutions and making a future that is liveable for all.
Members of the public paying their respects outside Mandela’s Houghton home | Robert Dennison | CC BY 2.0
The temptation at times like this is to become paralysed, or to look away, or to give up. Our call is to honour Madiba in this month of Mandela Day by stepping up.
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18/07/2021
Call for ‘Dignity, Equality, Justice and Human Rights’ Rings Out on Mandela Day
Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* — Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of “a legendary global advocate for dignity, equality, justice and human rights”, the UN chief said on 18 July 2021.
18/07/2021
“It Is Easy to Break Down and Destroy. The Heroes Are Those Who Make Peace and Build” – Nelson Mandela
© Nelson Mandela Foundation/Matthew Willman
UN Secretary-General’s Message for 2021
Video message by António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, on the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day 2021.
“Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of a legendary global advocate for dignity, equality, justice and human rights.
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18/07/2021
Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace (2019 – 2028)
Human Wrongs Watch
Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July 2021
Our common humanity demands that we make the impossible possible. – World Leaders at Nelson Mandel Peace Summit
© UN Photo/Milton Grant
18 JULY 2021 (United Nations)* — On 24 September 2018, world leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.
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17/07/2021
Summer of Extremes: Floods, Heat and Fire – World Meteorological Organization
16 July 2021 (WMO)*— Heavy rainfall has triggered devastating flooding causing dozens of casualties in Western Europe. Parts of Scandinavia are enduring a lasting heatwave, and smoke plumes from Siberia have affected air quality across the international dateline in Alaska.
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The unprecedented heat in Western North America has also triggered devastating wildfires.
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17/07/2021
7 Billion Trees Outside Forests in Africa Reported for the First Time
Human Wrongs Watch
Pioneering environmental data collection initiative a world first for Africa
Africa Open DEAL initiative provides a detailed snapshot of the continent, captured through more than 300 000 sampling points between 2018 and 2020.
ACCRA, 16 July 2021 (FAO)* – A data collection and analysis initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) has revealed 7 billion trees outside forests for the first time, among other findings.
The survey is the first consistent land use representation of the continent and discloses more forests and more arable lands than were previously detected.
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