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UK government can never accept idea nature has rights, delegate tells UN
Dismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocraticJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
#SavingCarbonSinks: Ecuadorian social #movements have bypassed pro-extractivist #politicians with a national #referendum to keep #oil from Block 43 also known as “Yasuní ITT,” a concession in the deepest part of the Amazonian protected Yasuní National #Forest, in the ground. While movements around the world have successfully achieved #mining moratoria, this is an important new strategy for #environmental and #Indigenous #rights activists.
#RightsOfNature #SafeguardTheCommons #YasuniITT
https://nacla.org/ecuador-yasuni-oil-historic-referendum
Ecuador Votes to Keep Yasuní Oil in the Ground in Historic Referendum
Ecuadorians have chosen to safeguard the biodiverse Yasuní National Park from oil drilling, marking a major triumph for grassroots Indigenous and environmental activists against the fossil fuel consensus.NACLA
A legal opinion has found that there are, “real and significant issues” regarding the lawfulness of a clause in the Online Safety Bill.
#OnlineSafetyBill #censorship #freedomodexpression #privacy #humanrights #digitalrights #rights
Legal opinion finds Online Safety Bill may breach international law
Open Rights Group has received legal advice from Dan Squires KC and Emma Foubister of Matrix Chambers, which states that measures in the Online Safety Bill may involve breaches of international law.Open Rights Group
