Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition Country Global agnes Wed, 10/23/2024 – 12:30 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Russian | Español | Français | Português INTRODUCTION From October 8-10, 2024, 95 Indigenous Peoples’ representatives from all seven socio-cultural regions met in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Indigenous […]
Read MoreBy Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct 23 2024 (IPS) Bronisław Malinowski (1884 – 1942) did for several years conduct socio-anthropological research in the Trobriand Islands. Returning to England after World War I, he wrote several ground breaking books, among them Magic, Science, and Religion in which he assumed that people’s feelings […]
Read MoreCommercial lease law is constantly evolving, with court rulings providing particularly interesting insights into the negotiation and management of commercial leases. Our selection of some of the High Court’s major decisions relating to commercial leases for the first half of 2024 provides an opportunity to take stock of the latest […]
Read MoreQhana Pukara Kurmi, Cultural Survival, and Earthworks Support the Rejection of a Sham Consultation by Mining Companies from the Totoral Chico Community in Ayllu Acre Antequera, Bolivia Country Bolivia agnes Tue, 10/22/2024 – 12:11 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image We express our utmost concern regarding the serious violations […]
Read MoreBy Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 22 2024 (IPS) New institutional economics (NIE) has received another so-called Nobel prize, ostensibly for again claiming that good institutions and democratic governance ensure growth, development, equity and democracy. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson (AJR) are well known […]
Read MoreThe New Competition Law1 maintained the prohibition on restrictive agreements and practices between undertakings whose object, purpose, or impact is to distort, lessen, prevent, or restrict competition. These prohibited agreements and practices include price fixing, determining sales conditions, bid rigging, restricting production or distribution, blocking purchases or sales to specific […]
Read MoreBrussels – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Lena Sandberg as a partner in its Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice. Sandberg joins the firm’s Brussels office from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Leveraging her experience working in both private and public sectors, Sandberg concentrates her practice on State aid […]
Read MoreCredit: The directrate of the World Nomad Games By Katsuhiro AsagiriASTANA/TOKYO , Oct 21 2024 (IPS) In a vibrant display of culture and tradition, Kazakhstan recently hosted the 5th World Nomad Games in Astana, celebrating the enduring spirit of nomadic heritage against a backdrop of modernity and globalization. This biennial […]
Read MoreIndigenous Voices Rising: Challenging Narratives and Shaping the Future of Media in Asia Country Global agnes Mon, 10/21/2024 – 10:23 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) Indigenous communities across Asia face a dual challenge: securing their rightful place in […]
Read MoreWithout investing in social development and crisis response, vulnerable communities are more susceptible to the impacts and stressors put on by multiple crises. Credit: UN Women_Ryan Brown By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 2024 (IPS) Social development in a global context shows the risk of trending downwards and not recovering […]
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