Help Protect Workers from Dangerous Heat ~ Via The Union of Concerned Scientists ~Petition

July 1, 2020

1st July, 2020 https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions   From the website: ‘We must make deep cuts in global heat-trapping emissions to help limit the intensity of extreme heat in the coming decades. But we also need to protect workers with mandatory safety measures—such as access to water, rest, and shade—that could prevent worker deaths in killer heat conditions. … More Help Protect Workers from Dangerous Heat ~ Via The Union of Concerned Scientists ~Petition

44th session of the Human Rights Council Enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Philippines ~ Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

June 30, 2020

30th June, 2020 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx ”The report finds that more than 248 human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and trade unionists were killed between 2015 and 2019. This includes a large number of environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights defenders. Human rights defenders are routinely smeared as terrorists, enemies of the State and even viruses akin to COVID-19.”

Protect the future of aid ~ Via Save The Children

June 29, 2020

29th June, 2020 https://action.savethechildren.org.uk/page/63100 From the website: ”Boris Johnson’s decision to give the Foreign Office control of the aid budget risks the lives of the poorest children around the world. Please tell your MP that the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office must: – uses UK aid to support the poorest countries – invests in … More Protect the future of aid ~ Via Save The Children