Waverley Borough Council’s campaign to stop the drilling for fossil fuels in the Surrey Hills
Earlier this month (January 9), we learned the proposal from UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) to drill for hydrocarbons in the heart of the Surrey countryside has now been given…
Doomsday Clock 2024: We’re fast approaching the point of no return, warns CND
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the Doomsday Clock for 2024 at 90 seconds to midnight, which they said reflected “the continued state of unprecedented danger the world faces.”…
Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 'international LGBT movement' is an 'extremist organisation' in a move which human rights groups have said will jeopardise all forms of LGBT rights…
‘Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not a side effect. It is the policy.’ – Israeli human rights group
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has said that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza is not a side effect of the war, but instead the intended result of the policy…
80 civil society groups demand government acts on climate-linked migration and displacement
A coalition of 80 civil society groups specialising in climate and migration have called on the leaders of political parties in the UK to take act on migration and displacement…
Greens need to fall on the right side of the coming pylon wars
Every time I look at the news or social media, I am assailed by stories of angry protests against cycle lanes, bus lanes, solar farms, traffic calming and other small…
Refugee charities call on UK government to establish emergency pathways for people seeking refuge from Israel and Gaza
UK refugee charities have called on the UK government to be ready to establish emergency pathways for people seeking refuge as a result of the ongoing situation in Gaza. Organisations…
Myanmar military airstrike on village an ‘apparent war crime’, Human Rights Watch claims
The Myanmar military's attack on a village hosting hundreds of displaced civilians is an 'apparent war crime', Human Rights Watch has said. According to the NGO, the airstrike on Mung…
Environmental protection laws have been bypassed in Maldives, Human Rights Watch claims
The government of the Maldives has ignored or undermined environmental protection laws in its land reclamation projects, Human Rights Watch has claimed. The NGO has said that there is now…
Proportional representation is no threat to political stability, new study finds
Proportional voting systems can produce greater political stability, a new study from Make Votes Matter has found. The electoral reform campaign group has analysed 50 years of politics in 17…