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Des de l’Observatori de Drets Humans i Empreses (ODHE), SUDS i NOVACT denunciem que l’exclusió d’eDreams ODIGEO i la seva filial OPODO s’ha fet sense garanties que l’empresa hagi cessat efectivament les seves activitats en assentaments il·legals israelians. Alhora, destaquem que la pressió social ha estat clau per a la inclusió d’ACS, CAF, Ineco i…

The UN is being systematically starved of funds while the money goes to the insatiable military. If this is not short-sighted, irresponsible and shameful, what is? The United Nations is facing one of the gravest financial crises in its history. According to the UN Secretariat, by late 2025, only 145 of its 193 member states…

The takeover of power has been completed. Despite being protected by law, Attorney General Delia Espinoza was not reinstated as Attorney General, and the Congress of the Republic barred her from holding public office for ten years. The public is outraged, as Espinoza represents the rule of law, which has now been captured by authoritarianism.…

From Kisumu As part of the United Nations’ ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence’ campaign, the humanist section in Kisumu organised a community participation event in Hera Mosiko on 2 December. This year’s theme, ‘United to end digital violence against women and girls,’ emphasised the urgent need to address both physical and online forms…

Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest yet most neglected province. It stretches across the country’s southwestern edge, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, with a long coastline on the Sea of Oman—conditions that could have made it a corridor of development and stability. Instead, this land, rich in natural gas, minerals, and strategic deposits, is inhabited by Baloch communities…

Baseless Felony Charges for Saving Lives at Sea Should End in Acquittal  By Bill Van Esveld and Eva Cossé Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges that carry 20 years in prison. Prosecutors have hounded the humanitarians for seven years for saving lives at…

By Maruf ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) The use of outsourcing or contract-based employment in government offices has long been an effective method. Limited revenue-funded positions, the need for rapid recruitment, and the advantages of project-based work have made the hiring of outsourced personnel a daily occurrence in a lot of government institutions. However, the hidden…

This backgrounder examines recent developments related to China’s controls on exports of critical minerals and their implications on arms industry supply chains, with a focus on Australia.

This policy brief presents the main findings of research carried out by SIPRI and its Chadian partner BUCOFORE on the situation of Sudanese refugee women and girls.

by Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* November 30 is Bonifacio Day in the Philippines and among many Filipinos in British Columbia, Canada. Andres Bonifacio, after whom the national celebration is held every year, is one of the Philippines’ heroes whose revolutionary ideas and actions spawned changes in and out of 19th 19th-century Philippines. In 2025,…