Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States of America Source: International Rescue Committee With increased humanitarian needs and food insecurity, Afghanistan has moved from the headlines into the sidelines, risking becoming a forgotten crisis, IRC warns.

New Guide Helps Indigenous Leaders Define FPIC Priorities and Protocols Country Global agnes Thu, 02/08/2024 – 15:13 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Reposted from www.sirgecoalition.org.  Indigenous Peoples’ right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) provides a framework for the considerations and processes required when investors and governments […]

Reverberation of the Doctrine of Discovery on the Shinnecock Peoples Country United States Diana Wed, 02/07/2024 – 20:53 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock) I come from a long line of wisdom keepers of their generations. Although I am enrolled in the Shinnecock Nation, I […]

Country: Myanmar Source: UN Children’s Fund UNICEF is appalled by the deaths of four school children and two teachers as the result of an air strike on two schools in Kayah state, eastern Myanmar, on Monday.

Introduction In the recent case of Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation [2024] EWHC 35 (TCC), the English High Court has determined that a limitation of liability clause in a research agreement was effective to limit a party’s liability for breach of contract, even if the […]

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