Why We Need a Digital Safe Space for LGBTQ Youth Thoughts from Asian Teens — Global Issues

Why We Need a Digital Safe Space for LGBTQ Youth Thoughts from Asian Teens — Global Issues

Students from a GSA-based primarily in Gyeonggi-do have a Lesbian Visibility Week meeting to discuss the role of GSAs in creating a supportive community for LGBTQ people. Opinion by Chaeeun Shin – Junwoo Na – Minchae Kang (seoul & nonthaburi, thailand) Monday, July 04, 2022 Inter Press Service Seoul & Nonthaburi,…

Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay — Global Issues

Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay — Global Issues

The municipality of Puchuncaví in central Chile turns greens after days of rain, but next to it are the smokestacks of the industries located in this development pole that turned this town and the neighboring town of Quintero into “sacrifice zones”, with the emission of pollutants that damaged the environment…

new suspected mass graves found in Tarhuna, says UN human rights probe — Global Issues

new suspected mass graves found in Tarhuna, says UN human rights probe — Global Issues

Speaking in Geneva, Mohamed Auajjar, chair of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, told journalists that a culture of impunity still prevailed across the war-torn country, representing “a great obstacle” to national reconciliation, truth and justice for the victims and their families. Regarding Tarhuna specifically, the report gathered testimonies and…

EUs Exclusionary Migration Policies Place People on the Move toward Europe at Greater Risk — Global Issues

EUs Exclusionary Migration Policies Place People on the Move toward Europe at Greater Risk — Global Issues

Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Monday, July 04, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Jul 04 (IPS) – A mass attempt on June 24, 2022, of about 2000 African migrants to scale the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla left at least 37 people dead. Several human rights…

The Caribbean is ‘ground zero’ for the global climate emergency: Guterres — Global Issues

The Caribbean is ‘ground zero’ for the global climate emergency: Guterres — Global Issues

The Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an immense protected area covering around 11 percent of the national territory, is recognized for its tabletop mountains and endless biodiversity – some believed to be undiscovered – and remains for the most part inaccessible and unaffected by human activity. From above,…