The state of the world’s human rights 2024
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed groups
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed groups
The big question before Johannesburg still remains how to reconcile economic development, vital for low income countries, with the need to preserve the environment. Also, how serious are the richer
It is a huge paradox that the Earth summit at Johannesburg gets under way at a time when both Europe and China have been hit by floods thus underlining the worst fears expressed by Green activists
With the American president a conspicuous exception, leaders from nearly 100 nations begin assembling this week in Johannesburg to address the future of life on this planet. At the heart of the
When the annual monsoon season arrived some two months later than usual in parts of India this year, the delay exacerbated drought, hardship, and fears of famine. It is also underlined a looming
For those parts of the world which should be in the focus of the 10-day Sustainable Development summit, which started in Johannesburg, the theme might be a bit of a joke. There isn't much development
Environmental criminals net up 31 billion dollars worth of illicit income yearly, the trade in endangered species forming the largest chunk, says experts at the EnviroLaw 2002 Conference now being
A government report shows that Britain is generating more waste than ever, although a slightly higher proportion of it is being recycled. English households produce over one tonne of waste per year,
NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah visited the villages of Mardan district, (Pakistan) where 10 people had died and hundred of houses collapsed in the recent flash floods. Besides, the floods
As police officers and protesters drew up battles lines, tens of thousands of official delegates, environmentalists, businessmen, development experts and others flocked to Johannesburg to attend the
Commerce minister Murasoli Maran has criticised the attempts made by certain developed countries to push discussions on implementation issues towards the end of the on-going World Trade Organisation