The question I get asked most often is: “how can I get a job doing human rights work?” So, for my Daily Brief today, I’m offering 7 bits of advice… And looking to start a conversation… 📰 Read:
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How to Get a Job in Human Rights: Daily Brief
If you’re thinking about working in the field of human rights, @hrw’s @astroehlein has some advice in his Daily Brief. Beware: this may not be ...
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How to Get a Job in Human Rights, Daily Brief, 05 November, 2024
"Germany stands out as the second biggest exporter of major conventional weapons to Israel, with the government authorising military equipment worth approximately €326.5m in 2023, a 10-fold increase from 2022."
EUobserver
Why Germany should pause its arms sales to Israel
The Israeli army’s evacuation orders and lack of effective advance warning of attacks are disproportionally harming children with disabilities, w...
If you’re paying attention at all right now, you’re deeply worried about the state of the world. And if you’re at all honest with yourself, you’re even more concerned about what happens next. You know it could get even worse. What’s the guiding star in this darkness? 📰 English:
Human Rights Watch
A World on Edge: Daily Brief
“If we feel a sense of deepening disaster, that’s not a reason to give up; it’s a call to redouble our efforts.” Read @astroehlein’s Dail...
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Un monde sur le fil
Personne ne sait avec certitude ce qui se passera dans les prochaines années, les prochains mois, les prochaines semaines, demain. Nous pouvons se...
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Die Welt am Abgrund
Egal, wie schlimm alles gerade ist, es kann immer noch schlimmer werden. Das klingt deprimierend, birgt aber, ob man es glaubt oder nicht, auch ein...
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A World on Edge, Daily Brief, 04 November, 2024
A fine of $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000... The Kremlin mocking the very concept of rule of law and reminding everyone that authoritarian regimes are not only abusive but also absurd.
Reports: Russian court fines Google $20 decillion
Who should control your body - you or the government? That shouldn’t even be a question. Yet it’s essentially on the ballot in 10 US states. My Daily Brief: 📰 Read:
Human Rights Watch
Your Body on the Ballot: Daily Brief
Who should control your body: you or the government? What kind of question is that? Of course, you have a right to your own body. Yet essentially t...
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Your Body on the Ballot, Daily Brief, October 31, 2024
Russian drones hunt civilians in #Ukraine. BBC report on Russia's latest terror tactic:
Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian terror tactic in Ukraine
Ukrainians tell of their fear as BBC Verify analyses videos appearing to show drone strikes on civilians.
Women are dying because politicians create stupid laws based on their ignorance of biology. And will a single one of these politicians ever even apologize to this family and many others - let alone change the law to save women's lives?
ProPublica
A Texas Woman Died After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medica...
Even when the facts are clear and even when everyone knows atrocities are happening, why is it still so difficult to get governments to act to save lives? My Daily Brief today… 📰 English:
Human Rights Watch
Facts Are Not Enough: Daily Brief
How do you stop atrocities? Just “raising awareness” is not the solution, says @astroehlein in @hrw’s Daily Brief:
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Quand les faits ne suffisent pas
Je me souviens de l'époque où les gens (y compris moi, peut-être) disaient « si seulement le monde savait ! ». Les gens pensaient que la ...
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Tatsachen allein reichen nicht aus
Ich kann mich noch daran erinnern, als man immer sagte: „Wenn die Welt das nur wüsste!“ Man blickte auf eine Krise oder einen Konflikt voller ...
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Human Rights Watch
Facts Are Not Enough, Daily Brief October 30, 2024
Everyone has the right to seek asylum in another country. Everyone includes you. It doesn't mean you can just live wherever you want. It means you have the right to ask for asylum & authorities must consider your individual case & treat you humanely as they do. image
"Heat-related deaths, food insecurity and the spread of infectious diseases caused by the climate crisis have reached record levels, according to a landmark report. The Lancet Countdown’s ninth report on health and the climate breakdown reveals that people across the world face unprecedented threats to their health from the rapidly changing climate."
the Guardian
Record levels of heat-related deaths in 2023 due to climate crisis, report finds
Almost half of global land area saw extreme drought for at least one month, according to Lancet Countdown