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International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination - ICAAD

2 weeks ago

"It is also the first time that the Australian government — which has failed to meet emissions reduction targets and continues to approve embattled coal mine projects — has faced climate change litigation that asserts a human rights violation. The claimants call on the country to help fund sea walls and other infrastructure that might save the Torres Strait Islands, which have a population of about 4,500, and to meet the emissions targets set under the Paris climate agreement."

"On Masig Island, which lies on average less than 10 feet above sea level, people are already struggling to combat the impacts of climate change. As the shoreline has crept closer, fresh water wells have turned brackish, and coconut trees have been uprooted and fallen into the ocean. Other trees, withering from the heat, have stopped bearing edible fruit." ... See MoreSee Less

International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination - ICAAD

3 weeks ago

"Up to 1 million of the estimated 8 million plant and animal species on Earth are at risk of extinction — many of them within decades ... The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed," says Josef Settele, a co-chair from Germany. "This loss is a direct result of human activity and constitutes a direct threat to human well-being in all regions of the world." ... See MoreSee Less

International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination - ICAAD

3 weeks ago

The fact that a law like this is just now being changed shows how much further society has to go to remove structural gender bias.

"The statute protected people from prosecution if the sexual misconduct they committed was against a partner in an 'ongoing, voluntary relationship.'
Gov. Tim Walz made the repeal of the statute official Thursday during a signing ceremony. The new law to eliminate the voluntary relationship defense is set to go into effect July 1." ... See MoreSee Less

International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination - ICAAD

2 months ago

"on the morning I found out that Thabo had been arrested, want to know what my first thought was? About my friend and teammate? My first thought was: What was Thabo doing out at a club on a back-to-back??

Yeah. Not, How’s he doing? Not, What happened during the arrest?? Not, Something seems off with this story. Nothing like that. Before I knew the full story, and before I’d even had the chance to talk to Thabo….. I sort of blamed Thabo." ... See MoreSee Less

International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination - ICAAD

2 months ago

Congrats to ICAAD Advisor Erin Thomas on publishing this stellar article highlighting the important ramifications for the United States' Compacts of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and Palau around human rights, migration, and economic assistance leading up to the 2023-2024 renewal negotiations. ... See MoreSee Less