Guardian has “Mr Bean moment” with Atkinson electric vehicle article
The Guardian has had a Mr Bean moment over electric cars on 3 June. British actor and petrolhead Rowan Atkinson ...
Tag: Human rights
Rainbow capitalism was always going to fold if anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rose: now, we’re at that moment
The months running up to Pride have seen right-wing shitheads whipping themselves into a frenzy regarding rainbow branding - particularly ...
Case calls on court to force TotalEnergies to suspend new oil and gas projects
On 31 May a coalition of nonprofits, French cities, and the city of New York presented a demand at a ...
The UK was complicit in Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah’s torture. His lawyer says reparations should follow.
Warning: this article contains links to graphic images and descriptions of torture. Earlier in May, the Canary reported on the ...
The misconduct investigation into the EHRC’s Kishwer Falkner was over before it even began
Before it had even begun, a misconduct investigation into Kishwer Falkner - the chair of the UK's Equality and Human ...
The DWP’s latest Universal Credit plans could see it stop 632,000 peoples’ benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is once again shaking up Universal Credit. It's to do with the Work ...
Florida’s DeSantis issues slew of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation ahead of presidential campaign
Republican governor Ron DeSantis recently passed a slew of legislation restricting the lives of trans people living in the state ...
‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture
This article contains graphic discussion of torture. Detained in Guantanamo for decades, Abu Zubaydah's art and diaries tell a grim ...
Owner of Uniqlo and Zara accused of profiting from forced labour of Uyghur minorities
This article was updated at 13:10 on Sunday 21st May 2023 to distinguish that Uniqlo is owned by Japanese company ...
Drop in Amazon deforestation does not let Global North nations off the hook
Figures for the first four months of 2023 show promising signs that Amazon deforestation is beginning a downward trend. However, ...
UN letter slams EHRC as writing ‘formula to discriminate’ against trans people
On 11 May, UN expert on sexual orientation and gender identity Victor Madrigal-Borloz issued a report condemning the Equality and Human ...
Indigenous activists take their climate fight to the ‘belly of the beast’
Between 10 and 17 May, members of the Indigenous Mapuche community and a human rights defender (HRD) from Neuquén in ...
Indigenous Mapuche travel to Europe to highlight impacts of fracking megaproject
Representatives of the Indigenous Mapuche community, along with a Human Rights Defender (HRD) from Neuquén in Argentina, are touring Europe ...
The FBU saying it will ‘hold fire services to account’ may not be enough to save them
Content warning: The following article contains mention of rape. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has made what it calls a ...
Stonewall slams EHRC in letter to global human rights watchdog GANHRI
On 10 May, Stonewall announced that it, along with 30 other LGBTQ+ groups, was sending a letter to GANHRI (the ...
Defendants who saved refugees face 25 years in prison – they’re asking us to take action
Activists who helped save refugees' lives are facing up to 25 years in prison in Greece, and they're calling on ...
EACOP TotalEnergies named one of the worst companies for attacks against human rights defenders
On 27 April, TotalEnergies announced staggering profits of $6.5bn for the first three months of 2023. Meanwhile, the nonprofit Business ...
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