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via globalparliamentofmayors.org The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) and the Strong Cities Network (SCN) have joined forces in a collaboration aimed at bolstering resilience in cities worldwide. Through a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Transatlantic Dialogue Initiative in Bratislava, these two influential organizations have formalized their commitment to supporting mayors and local governments […]
via barenakedislam.com The centrepiece of this initiative is the proposed Online Harms Act would raise “the maximum punishments for the four hate propaganda offenses from 5 years to life imprisonment for advocating genocide and from 2 years to 5 years for the others when persecuted by way of indictment.” Among the categories of harmful content identified […]
by Sima Kotecha & Sarah Bell at bbc.com Claims of sexual abuse and corruption at the United Nations should urgently be investigated by an independent panel, an ex-senior UN member has said. Purna Sen’s comments follow a BBC investigation which revealed the sackings of a number of UN staff who tried to expose alleged wrongdoing. […]
via amnesty.org.uk Repressive National Security Law is crushing Hong Kong’s freedoms Lai has been denied right to bail and prevented from choosing his own lawyer ‘No one should be prosecuted solely for exercising their human rights’ – Sarah Brooks Ahead of Monday’s national security trial of Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and founder of the […]