Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Climate & Environment

Punjab floods

The majority of the deaths were in the eastern province of Punjab and were mainly due to electrocution and building collapses.

Published on: 9 July, 2023

Coal plants pollute South Africa

South Africa pledged to close some coal plants and replace them with solar and wind facilities at the most recent COP meeting, and the country ..

Published on: 20 June, 2023

Pakistan riverfront city

The government says it will control urbanisation. But critics have pointed to the ailing economy and a lack of foreign investment

Published on: 19 June, 2023

Philippines’ Mount Mayon volcano

The evacuations began after the volcano began showing signs of renewed restlessness last week.

Published on: 13 June, 2023

The cyclone Biporjoy

The cyclone named Biporjoy was predicted to be headed towards the Pakistan coast earlier but now has changed direction. Weather officials say heavy wind resulting ..

Published on: 13 June, 2023

Orontes River’s impact on Syrian farmers

Farmers whose land is around the Orontes River are struggling because of the damage caused by February’s earthquakes.

Published on: 12 June, 2023

Canadian wildfires

Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated on Tuesday as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern ..

Published on: 8 June, 2023

The weather in South Asia is becoming intolerable

Just weeks ago, people faced extreme heat – Intense heat in northern parts of Bangladesh has reduced tea yield and farmers are concerned that with ..

Published on: 5 June, 2023

Paris plastics industry negotiations

One approach is to reduce and ban specific high-risk plastics, identified through research, which lasts for far longer in the environment than their initial use ..

Published on: 29 May, 2023

Philippines’s oil tanker spill

The MT Princess Empress was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank on February 28th  off the central island of Mindoro, south ..

Published on: 28 May, 2023

WMO report

On Monday, the WMO reports the rising costs of weather-related events, reporting that 2 million people (deaths) and $4.3t have been lost since 1970 due ..

Published on: 22 May, 2023

Italy floods

Local mayors warned that some remote villages were still completely cut off because landslides had made roads impassable and phone service remained severed.

Published on: 21 May, 2023