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Ukraine – Truce or Trojan Horse: Retreat, Re-Armament and Relaunch
Human Wrongs Watch By Prof. James Petras*, September 2014 – TRANSCEND Media Service – The NATO proxy war in the Ukraine started with the violent US-EU-sponsored overthrow of the elected government via a mob putsch in February 2014. This was well…
517 Million International Tourists in Only Six Months
Human Wrongs Watch International tourist arrivals grew by 4.6% in the first half of 2014 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Destinations worldwide received some 517 million international tourists between January and June 2014, 22 million more than…
99% of Deaths Attributable to Climate-related Changes Occur in Developing Countries — Children Make Up 80% of those Deaths
Human Wrongs Watch As evidence of the increase in greenhouse gasses mounts, children – the most vulnerable and largest population affected by climate change – continue to be ignored in high level climate negotiations. In response, top climate change…
Coal: Darkness in the Lignite Era
Human Wrongs Watch By Rex Weyler* – 24 September, 2014, Greenpeace – Coal, known as “King coal” or “black gold” for its historic economic influence, is also known as the “dirtiest fuel,” the most carbon-intensive and toxic hydrocarbon. The industry has promoted “clean coal,” but…
As The Voices of Indigenous Peoples “Must Be Effectively Heard”, There Will Be a World Conference On Them!
Human Wrongs Watch The voices of indigenous peoples must be effectively heard and they must be consulted on issues that affect them, including rights to land and resources, the United Nations Human Rights Council heard on 17 September 2014. …
Beating Climate Change, Either Lead or Get Out of the Way
Human Wrongs Watch By Arin de Hoog – 22 September, 2014, Greenpeace* – Yesterday [21 September 2014], over half a million people in 160 countries across the world marched against climate change. What clearer signal can there be to policy leaders that they need…
Education Can Save Lives… Still, Some 125 Million School Children Are Unable to Read a Single Sentence
Human Wrongs Watch Education can save lives, help reach sustainable development goals, says the United Nations. Nevertheless, some 125 million school children around the world are unable to read a single sentence, even after four years of attendance. If…
World Hunger Falls, But Number of Undernourished Remains ‘Unacceptably High’ – UN
Human Wrongs Watch More than 800 million people – or one in every nine on the planet – suffer from hunger, but a new joint UN agency report released on 16 September 2014stated that the Millennium Development Goal of halving…
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