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The daughter of Natalya Estemirova, the Russian rights activist who who was abducted and killed 10 years ago, said she blames President Vladimir Putin, the leader of Chechnya, “and the whole system that they have built” for her mother’s death. In an interview with Current Time, Lana Estemirova, 25, also said she agreed with reporting […]
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Wind turbines in Scotland generated 9,831,320 megawatt hours between January and June 2019, WWF Scotland said Monday. The numbers, which were supplied by WeatherEnergy, mean that Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes for six months. That is almost double the […]
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U.S. HOUSE PASSES NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT WITH AMENDMENT TO END DISCRIMINATORY TRANS MILITARY BAN: “We are grateful to all the troops and veterans who spoke out against this discriminatory ban, and to our partners who helped lead the fight,” said Sarah McBride, HRC National Press Secretary (@SarahEMcBride). Reps. Adam Smith and Jackie Speier, along […]
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“I am going to be late for work because of you! You lot don’t have jobs to go to!” a red-faced woman yelled at last month’s youth climate march in London. Admittedly, by occupying Westminster Bridge, the schoolchildren I was with had caused some disruption, but that was the point. Commuters might be late for […]
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You may know that many conventional oat cereals contain troubling amounts of the carcinogenic pesticide glyphosate. But another toxic pesticide may be contaminating your kids’ breakfast. A new study by the Organic Center shows that almost 60 percent of the non-organic milk sampled contains residues of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide scientists say is unsafe at any […]
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PolygamousRanchKid quotes Reuters: A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services Committee, according to a copy of the draft legislation seen by Reuters. In a sign of widening scrutiny after Facebook Inc’s […]
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The California Senate Judiciary Committee heard five bills on Tuesday that EFF and other privacy advocates strongly opposed. These measures, backed by big business and the tech industry, would have eviscerated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a landmark privacy law passed last year. We thank the Senate Judiciary Committee, in particular Chair Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson […]
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On the tenth anniversary of the murder of prominent Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, Amnesty International and 12 international and Russian human rights groups are calling on the Russian authorities to fulfill their long-overdue obligation to effectively investigate this horrendous crime and bring the perpetrators to justice in fair trials. “The courage and selflessness […]
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LAHORE, Pakistan — The wedding picture shows Rimsha in a white bridal gown and tiara posing with her new Chinese husband in front of a curved staircase, their thumbs and forefingers joined in the shape of a heart. The caption reads, “Endless love.” The marriage of the 27-year-old Pakistani Christian and her Chinese suitor here […]
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Cambridge Analytica Facebook FOIA FTC EPIC FOIA – FTC Enforcement Director Participated in Over 100 Meetings About Facebook Post-Cambridge Analytica As a result of EPIC’s Freedom of Information Act request, the Federal Trade Commission released records indicating that FTC Associate Director of Enforcement James A. Kohm participated in at least 162 meetings since the Commission […]
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Today, HRC celebrated the United Nations Human Rights Council’s vote to renew for a second three-year term the mandate of the U.N. Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI). The resolution passed 27 to 12 with 7 abstentions during the 41st session of the Human Rights […]
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For Immediate Release: Friday, July 12, 2019 WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today approved an amendment to designate PFAS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA, the Superfund law. Yesterday, the House passed amendments to quickly end the military’s use of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam and food packaging, and to […]
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“Like many bad ideas, this one started with Bud Light,” reports Slate. As four high school seniors sat around shooting the breeze before graduation, they decided to vandalize their school as a senior prank. Disguised with T-shirts over their faces to evade security cameras, the young men originally set out to spray-paint “Class of 2018,” […]
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At EFF we put security and privacy first. That’s why over three years ago we launched EFF’s Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Disclosure Program is a set of guidelines on how security researchers can tell EFF about bugs in the software we develop, like HTTPS Everywhere or Certbot. When we launched the program, it was […]
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BREAKING — U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOR OF INDEPENDENT EXPERT TO PROTECT LGBTQ PEOPLE WORLDWIDE: HRC celebrates the vote today in Geneva to renew for a second three-year term the mandate of the U.N. Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI). The resolution […]
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Le 3 juillet 2019, Ahmedou Ould Wediaa, un militant antiesclavagiste de premier plan, journaliste et membre du parti d’opposition (Tawassoul) a été arrêté arbitrairement lors d’une descente de police à son domicile. Avant cela, il avait critiqué la réaction des autorités aux manifestations liées aux élections, notamment la vague d’arrestations de ressortissants étrangers. Amnesty International, […]
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The Kabul in William Podlich’s photographs is an almost unrecognizable place — a bustling capital of modern cars, green parks, and nattily attired men and women, many wearing Western dress. A place where women — Afghans and foreigners — could freely walk the streets. A peaceful place where tourists, unconcerned for their safety, could take […]
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Defense Spending Bill Includes Multiple EWG-Backed Amendments To Confront PFAS Contamination Crisis For Immediate Release: Friday, July 12, 2019 WASHINGTON – The House passed a major defense spending bill today that includes important amendments requiring the Defense Department and the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor and clean up the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. […]
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amicus census epic v. Commerce Trump Issues Executive Order To Seek Citizenship Information From All Federal Agencies President Trump announced today that he will order federal agencies to transfer personal data to the Department of Commerce to determine the number of non-citizens in the United States. Trump stated, “We will utilize these vast federal databases […]
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This week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally announced the creation of a “Commission on Unalienable Rights.” Its stated purpose, according to a notice published in the Federal Register in May, is to provide “fresh thinking about human rights discourse where such discourse has departed from our nation’s founding principles of natural law and natural […]