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: 🔊 Listen:
"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."
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: 📰 Français: 📰 Deutsch: 🔊 Listen:
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.
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: 🔊 Listen:
Russian drones hunt civilians in #Ukraine. BBC report on Russia's latest terror tactic:
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?
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: 📰 Français: 📰 Deutsch: 🔊 Listen:
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."