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APD Foundation from Mangaluru Inducted into WHO’s Global Civil Society Commission
The Hans India
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August 4, 2025
Mangaluru: In a significant international recognition, Mangaluru-based Anti Pollution Drive Foundation (APDF) has been inducted into the Civil Society Commission of the World Health Organisation (WHO), joining a global network of organisations...
Neglecting animals threatens public health, experts warn
IOL
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EXPERTS have called for animal welfare to be integrated into the country’s national development plans to build a healthier, more resilient country. The call was made at this year’s State of Animal Welfare Address, hosted by FOUR PAWS South Africa...
Genoa and Clay Township's impact on the Civil War: The Letters
The Press - Ohio
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Lou Hebert | Special to The Press This is the third part of a series about Genoa and Clay Township’s contribution to the Civil War. We always hope that the names of the courageous in times of war are never forgotten, but time is not the friend of...
Human rights activism in the era of capitalism
Meer
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August 15, 2025
I have worked as a human rights activist for a long time and have learned that the standard human rights (HR) discourse has its flaws. In particular, this discourse ignores or downplays the fundamental characteristics of Capitalism that interfere...
Indonesia’s independence rings hollow if it clings to the two-state solution for Palestine
Middle East Monitor
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August 15, 2025
This weekend, as red-and-white flags ripple across the Indonesian archipelago and schoolchildren recite “Merdeka!” (freedom), the nation will mark its 80th Independence Day. It is a moment to recall a truth that has defined the republic since 17...
Why civil society wants Hustler Fund scrapped
The Standard
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President William Ruto during the first anniversary celebrations of Hustler Fund in Nairobi. [ELLY OKWARE/PCS] A report by a human rights organisation wants President William Ruto’s pet project, the Hustler Fund, scrapped, saying it is a political...
CHRR urges youths, women Chiefs, and CSOs in Lufilya to champion peace ahead of elections
Malawi 24
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August 15, 2025
Advertisement The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has called on youths, women chiefs, and civil society organisations (CSOs) in Lufilya Constituency to be champions of peace and avoid any involvement in violence as the nation...
Esra’a Al-Shafei: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
Fanack
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August 15, 2025
Esra’a Al-Shafei. Source: World Economic Forum “It is demotivating, disempowering, even depressing to live in a society that discourages dissent,” according to civil rights activist Esra’a Al-Shafei. Born and raised in Bahrain, Al-Shafei (1986)...
Bengal's Civil Society, Intellectuals Rally Behind TMC Protests Against 'Attack' On Bengali Language
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Members of the civil society and a section of intellectuals from West Bengal have expressed solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress' sustained protests on the attack of...
The Civil Society Forum has begun its work on the Caspian Sea coast
Turkmenistan State News Agency: Turkmenistan Today
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Today, the Civil Society Forum, held within the framework of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), began its work in the «Avaza» National Tourist Zone. The large-scale event is attended by the UN...
Gherasimov Visits Latvia to Strengthen Support for Moldova’s European Integration. She will also meet with the civil society
MoldovaLive
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August 4, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov is conducting a working visit to Riga as part of Moldova’s ongoing dialogue with EU member states to strengthen support for its European integration. During her visit, Gherasimov...
National Convention to confront SA’s realities openly: Ramaphosa
SABC News
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August 15, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the first sitting of the National Convention as a platform to confront the realities of South Africa openly and constructively. He is addressing the convention under way at the University of South Africa’s...
Civil society organizations consulted throughout the Caribbean to advise CARICOM Migration Policy Framework
Dominica News Online
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August 1, 2025
Group from St Lucia consultation. Photo: IOMIn July 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), working with the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), held eight meetings with over 127 civil society...
Georgian NGOs defy ‘Foreign Agents’ law
Georgia Today
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August 15, 2025
Six Georgian non-governmental organizations say they have once again been targeted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, which accused them of violating the country’s controversial ‘Law on the Registration of Foreign Agents’ and demanded explanations for...
Locals attend PS Psychedelic Society event for decriminalizing natural psychedelic plants
KESQ-TV - California
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August 9, 2025
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Psychedelic Society is looking to decriminalize natural psychedelic plants. Organizers and attendees say the plants can be used in medicinal and therapeutic ways. Six California cities have...
Why forcing civil servants to resign before elections harms Kenya’s democracy
TUKO
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August 9, 2025
Editor's note: In this article, Brian Mwiti, a youth and human rights activist, challenges the law requiring civil servants to resign before contesting elections. Drawing on the law's detrimental impact on political leadership quality and...
Taiwan’s Civil Society Is Not Ready for War
The Diplomat
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August 3, 2025
As the war in Ukraine grinds on and tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait, comparisons between the two flashpoints have become common. But for all the talk of parallels, one glaring lesson remains unheeded in Taipei: civil society must be...
WWF: States must choose new path as UN plastics talks collapse with no clear way forward
WWF International
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Posted on August, 15 2025 The disappointing end to INC-5.2 with no text adopted as the basis of negotiations nor clear plans for how the treaty can be delivered puts the onus on Member States to justify continuing on the INC pathway and pursuing a...
See the full Economic Reform Roundtable agenda
Financial Review
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August 15, 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will host his three-day Economic Reform Roundtable – first billed as a productivity summit – at Parliament House in Canberra from August 19 to 21. It will bring together leaders from business, unions, civil society,...
50 Years Later, Lebanese Women Look for Those Who Disappeared During the Civil War
Media Line
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August 9, 2025
The lack of authorities' interest in finding the 17,425 missing stems from a general amnesty agreement protecting all sides at the end of the war. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Lebanon’s civil war, and much of civil society...