The National Conference (NC) is mobilizing support for its July 20 protest in New Delhi, demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood. Party president Farooq Abdullah and chief minister Omar Abdullah met with civil society groups, who passed a resolution urging the Union government to act without delay.
Civil society groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have issued an urgent call for UN action to prevent "atrocities" in el-Obeid, Sudan. They fear paramilitary forces are preparing to attack the strategic city, which has been encircled by RSF for months.
‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh pathThe world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. A “coalition of the willing” – including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics – will try to chart a new path to powering the world with low-carbon energy. Continue reading...
