Global law firm K&L Gates has advised CSAPL (Singapore) Holding Pte Ltd (CSAPLH) in its sale of 33.33% shareholding of partner Carlsberg South Asia Pte Ltd (CSAPL) to Carlsberg Breweries A/S. CSAPL is the holding company for Carlsberg India Private Limited (99.99%) and the business in Nepal, through its shareholding […]
Read MoreRed alert! Violent raids and arrests in Mapuche communities in Chubut, Argentina Country Argentina Diana Wed, 02/12/2025 – 13:18 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image On February 11, 2025, multiple violent raids were carried out simultaneously in Lofs (Mapuche Indigenous communities) throughout the Andean mountain range, region of Chubut […]
Read MoreIFAD president Alvaro Lario at a media conference during the first day of the 48th session of the IFAD Governing Council. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiROME & NAIROBI, Feb 12 2025 (IPS) Nearly one in 11 people in the world and one in five people in Africa go hungry […]
Read MoreDespite Some Gains, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Remain Lowest-Scoring Indicator in Third Annual Clean Car Report Country Global agnes Tue, 02/11/2025 – 19:30 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image A press release by the SIRGE Coalition Automakers Must Account for Indigenous Peoples to Improve Sustainability and Human Rights Commitments Global […]
Read MoreOn 10 February 2025, President Trump announced that he was increasing tariffs on US imports of aluminum from 10% to 25% and ending various exemptions and exclusions to the US tariffs of 25% on imports of steel. The tariffs were first imposed in President Trump’s first term under the authority […]
Read MoreYasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), interacts with Sudanese refugee children in Egypt. Sherif appealed to the global community to empower girls in crises to receive the education, training, and resources they need to improve their knowledge and skills base in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). […]
Read MoreDr. Mayian Lekirimpoto: The Samburu Doctor Proving That Science Belongs to Indigenous Women, Too Country Kenya agnes Mon, 02/10/2025 – 10:44 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern) If you ever find yourself in a remote Samburu village at night, you […]
Read MoreFlashback to 2020 protests against a rigged election. Credit: Andrew Keymaster/Unsplash By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Feb 10 2025 (IPS) In the months leading up to presidential elections at the end of January, Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of hundreds of political prisoners. Some observers saw this as a […]
Read MoreThe Singapore section of this publication is issued by K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, a Singapore law firm with full Singapore law and representative capacity, and to whom any Singapore law queries should be addressed. K&L Gates Straits Law is the Singapore office of K&L Gates LLP. 2024 was a year […]
Read MoreA Canadian Mining Giant vs. the Guardians of the Amazon Country Ecuador agnes Thu, 02/06/2025 – 11:08 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois). Photos by Ian Willms Around the world, mining operations have deepened poverty in Indigenous communities and destroyed traditional livelihoods, leaving environmental devastation […]
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