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117 Millionen Geflüchtete weltweit: Forscherin warnt vor Abschottung
https://www.fr.de/politik/117-millionen-gefluechtete-weltweit-forscherin-warnt-vor-abschottung-94332026.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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117 Millionen Geflüchtete weltweit: Forscherin warnt vor Abschottung

Mehr als 117 Millionen Menschen sind laut neuem Report weltweit auf der Flucht. Die meisten von ihnen leben in ihrer eigenen Region – nicht in Europa.

hje 6h ago

Frankfurter Rundschau 10h ago

Armut ist kein Zufall – sondern Politik
https://www.fr.de/politik/13-millionen-menschen-in-deutschland-leben-in-armut-94332304.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Armut ist kein Zufall – sondern Politik

In Deutschland sind 13,3 Millionen Menschen von Armut betroffen. Einer vierköpfigen Familie an der Armutsgrenze bleiben nach Miete und Nebenkosten nur 1500 Euro für alles andere.

hje Apr 2

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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Apr 2

ECCHR takes legal actions to challenge inadequate arms export controls and to hold political decision makers as well as European corporations to account. www.ecchr.eu/en/topic/arm...

ECCHR: Arms exports

ECCHR: Arms exports

ECCHR works on cases and projects worldwide. Here you find an overview of our topics.

hje Apr 2

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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Apr 2

It is time to put an end to this institutionalized lack of transparency, because this information is essential to enable public debate - protected by the right to freedom of expression. Decisions regarding arms exports are not merely political decisions that stand above the law.

hje Apr 2

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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Apr 2

But at every turn, French courts and the government have systematically denied us the right to access information on arms exports. Their justification: This is confidential information covered by France’s foreign policy and national defense secrets.

hje Apr 2

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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Apr 2

Between 2015 and 2020, France delivered more than 8 billion € worth of military equipment to the coalition, in violation of its obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty. For years, @[email protected] and NGOs tried to find out whether French-made weapons were used in attacks against civilians in Yemen.

hje Apr 2

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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Apr 2

From 2015 to 2022, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE carried out airstrikes in Yemen, even targeting civilians. This conflict was fuelled by arms exports from Europe, incl. France, which continued despite clear documentation of violations of international humanitarian law by the coalition.

hje Apr 2

ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Apr 2

For years, the French government has made accessing information on France's arms exports to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt virtually impossible. Now @[email protected], @[email protected] and ECCHR filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights to challenge this opacity.

hje Apr 2

GLS Bank Apr 2

Investieren & gleichzeitig Gutes tun. Geht das?

Ja. Es gibt Fonds, die Teile ihrer Einnahmen an sozial ökologische Projekte spenden.

Eine neue Studie vom Fair Finance Institute zeigt erstmals einen Überblick. 36 Fonds in D-A-CH, insgesamt 8,3 Mrd. Euro Volumen. Bisher rund 27,9 Mio. Euro Spenden.

GLS Investments gehört mit 4 Fonds zu den größten Anbietern. Marktanteil 11 Prozent, Spendenanteil 3,3 Mio. Euro.

Ein kleiner Markt mit viel Potenzial. 💚

Infos: https://www.gls.de/gls-bank/aktuelles/neuigkeiten/investieren-und-gleichzeitig-gutes-tun-fonds-mit-spendenkomponente/

#GLSBank

hje Apr 1

Mongabay Apr 1

[Founder's briefs] Rangers face rising violence and trauma with little mental health support. A recent attack at Upemba National Park that left seven dead highlights a grim reality: without systemic changes to support the wellbeing of those on the front lines, conservation cannot be sustained.

By Rhett Ayers Butler. https://mongabay.cc/F7y2Y4

#News #Conservation

Conservation depends on rangers. Their wellbeing is often an afterthought

The gunfire began just before six in the morning. At first, Christine Lain thought it might be a drill. Upemba National Park had run exercises like this before. Rangers had trained for the possibility that armed groups might one day come for the headquarters. The park had lived with that risk for years. But […]

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