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EU: Conservatives side with far right to adopt Parliament's Omnibus I position diluting key sustainability rules

This morning, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Omnibus I, a deregulation proposal that seeks to ...
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Between Belém and Brasília: COP30 and Brazil’s challenge to turn words into action

Brazil’s COP30 presidency has the opportunity to align its international rhetoric with domestic practice – overcoming ...
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COP30 and the future of Europe and Central Asia’s just energy transition

As world leaders convene for COP30, action to curb deadly climate change is still too slow across the globe, including in ...
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Transition minerals, old inequalities in Brazil: Mining, justice and the climate agenda at COP30

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Climate solutions for all? Southeast Asia’s nickel boom offers lessons for COP30

Supposed solutions to the climate crisis must not come at the expense of the environment and human rights. For JETP countries like Indonesia, this means fully embracing the “just” dimension of the ...
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Spain: Government cancels $1.1B arms deals with Israeli firms, plans military tech disengagement & sanctions, amid unfolding genocide in Gaza

Spain has canceled two contracts with Israeli companies worth almost €1 billion (approximately $1.18 billion) in a move followed by the prime minister's recently announced measures against Tel Aviv.
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Brazil: Government demands that Meta remove AI chatbots that simulate sexual conversations while using child-like language and appearance

...The Brazilian government has formally demanded that Meta, the company responsible of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, remove artificial intelligence chatbots that simulate sexual conversations ...
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Australia: Coles and Woolworths’ AI adoption drives layoffs as unions call for worker protections and upskilling

Australian supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are rapidly adopting AI and automation, streamlining operations like self-checkouts and inventory management but triggering widespread layoffs amid ...
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"The profit of which we do not speak": Reflections on UN Rapporteur’s report on the Israeli war economy

As millions around the world ask, Why is the genocide not stopping?, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese responds: Because it is profitable. Her report arrives at a pivotal historical moment, ...
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Pakistan: Arisa report finds widespread wage theft, excessive working hours & harsh conditions for garment workers supplying major global brands, incl. co. responses

"Overworked and Underpaid: Excessive hours, wage theft and poor working conditions in Pakistan’s garment export factories", July 2025 A July 2025 report by Arisa on Pakistan’s garment export factories ...
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S. Korea: Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence bill marks first push under new government

On 13 June 2025, Rep. Jung Tae-ho (Democratic Party, Gwanak-eul, Seoul) has reintroduced the “Legislative Bill for the Act on the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment for Sustainable ...
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Meta allegedly targeted ads at teens based on their emotional state

Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of Global Public Policy for Facebook and author of the recently released tell-all book “Careless People,” told U.S. senators during her ...