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WORLD WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL #HumanRightsWatch News Journal Update - THE WEEK IN RIGHTS

 

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March 31, 2023

Children play on the beach in the town of Takara, on Efate Island, Vanuatu, which was damaged during Cyclone Pam, May 30, 2015. © 2015 AP Photo/Nick Perry Plea for Climate Action Gets Strong Support Where do you go when the very existence of your entire country is threatened by climate disaster? Vanuatu is a South Pacific state comprised of 80 islands totaling just 4,706 square miles. Its economy is largely fueled by agriculture and tourism. And now climate change is threatening to wipe out the homes and destroy the livelihoods of its people. As with many communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis, this is not a future threat. It’s happening now. Just this month, Vanuatu experienced back-to-back Category 4 cyclones that caused widespread damage and flooding – extreme weather events that climate change is expected to intensify. Not content to passively see its country decimated, Vanuatu’s government initiated a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that would make it easier to hold polluting countries legally accountable for failing to tackle the climate crisis. Eighteen other countries, many of them small, from the Global South, and experiencing threats from climate change, joined Vanuatu. This week, the General Assembly adopted the landmark resolution. Here’s why that’s important: The resolution asks the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion clarifying states’ obligations regarding climate change, including to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The resolution also asks the court for guidance on questions of accountability for “states that have caused significant harm to the climate.” Though nonbinding, the court’s opinions can carry moral and legal authority and can ultimately become part of customary international law, which is legally binding on states. Vanuatu and its coalition have acted boldly at the UN, showing yet again that small countries facing the greatest risks know what is at stake and can turn the tide. We should listen to them. Read More Human Rights Watch Has a New Executive Director WATCH: Tirana Hassan's statement as new Executive Director of Human Rights Watch We have news! Tirana Hassan, a lawyer and veteran human rights investigator who has documented human rights abuses throughout crises and conflicts globally, has been named the next executive director of Human Rights Watch. Hassan was previously HRW’s chief programs officer and had been serving as acting executive director since September 2022, following the departure of our long-time leader, Kenneth Roth. “I’m honored and humbled to lead this exceptional organization at a moment when the defense of human rights feels more urgent than ever,” Hassan said. “I look forward to building on Human Rights Watch’s formidable foundation to uplift the human rights defenders we work with and the communities we serve to put pressure on those in power to realize a rights-respecting future for us all.” Please join us in welcoming Tirana to her new role! Read More In Other News Q&A: Justice Efforts for Ukraine The recent International Criminal Court warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin reflects an evolving justice effort that is needed elsewhere in the world. This question-and-answer document explains how the international justice effort is progressing in the Russia-Ukraine war. Read More “A Nightmare for Everyone” A new HRW report details how Pakistani authorities have systematically deprived prisoners of adequate health care, leaving thousands at risk of disease and death. Read More Taliban Expand Crackdown Mortaza Behboudi arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 5, intending to do his job as a journalist. Instead, he ended up in prison. Read More Video of the Week WNBA Stars Condemn Sex Abuse of Mali Players “Basketball is promise.” Star US women basketball players are speaking out to condemn sexual abuse of teenage athletes in Mali to spotlight the need for action and reform in international basketball. Hear them in their own words. Watch Weekly Quiz Test Your Human Rights Knowledge It's that time. Do you know your news? Take our weekly quiz and see how you stack up. Find It Here

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View this email in your browser Dear New Yorkers, Ah, spring. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping — and we’ve officially begun the annual procession of reports, debates and raucous hearings that culminates in June with a vote to set rent increases for regulated apartments. The first big step in that process came yesterday with the release of a report by the Rent Guidelines Board that showed signs of flagging financial health for buildings with rent-regulated units. The board found that net operating income for landlords dropped by 9.1% between 2020 and 2021, while expenses rose by slightly more than 3%. Meanwhile the share of buildings in financial distress rose to almost 9% in 2021 from about 6% the previous year. Landlord groups seized on the report to call for a large, possibly double-digit, increase in rents. Tenant groups disputed the report’s significance since it showed the biggest decline occurred in Manhattan buildings in highly desirable neighborhoods, while pointing to new census data — also released Thursday — that showed the borough’s population rebounding. Read more here. Some other items of note: The failure to make repairs — such as fixing hopper doors that caused chimney-effect fires in trash chutes — contributed to explosive fires that wound up killing two tenants, including a 6-year-old boy, at New York City Housing Authority complexes, according to a Department of Investigation report released Thursday. The former president from Queens is now the first president to face criminal charges. Honk honk, toot toot — big wage boosts are coming through for Staten Island Ferry engineers. The city comptroller said the ferry workers are each entitled to at least six figures in back pay, and higher hourly rates. City officials on Thursday inked a five-year contract with the insurance giant Aetna that paves the way to switch the city’s 250,000 retired employees to a privately run Medicare Advantage plan. The deal is key to locking in an estimated $600 million in annual savings agreed to by municipal unions to help pay for wage boosts and benefits. But it’s faced vehement opposition from retirees who are vowing to challenge the switch in court. Surprise: Despite financial industry layoffs and a banking crisis, Wall Street remains in far better shape than many expected according to new bonus figures and employment figures. Watch the journey of oyster shells from your plate to New York Harbor on our newsroom’s TikTok page. Tomorrow is the deadline for Albany to hammer out a budget. In case you missed it, here are the big things lawmakers are considering and a guide on the many proposals to save the MTA’s finances. New Yorkers have until May 31 to submit the names of loved ones to MISSING THEM, THE CITY’s COVID-19 memorial project; send a note to memorial@thecity.nyc. May 31 is also the last day to see the MISSING THEM photo exhibit in The Bronx and Queens. See how New York City is doing with our newsroom’s economic recovery tracker. For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker. Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Friday’s Weather Rating: 4/10. Clouds increase as the day goes on today, with highs in the upper 50s. Showers become more likely by late afternoon and continue into tonight. The vibes are turning unsettled again! THE KICKER: Make a splash! Monday is the last day you can sign your child up for free swimming lessons from the Parks Department, to take place during the public school spring break, April 10-14. Lessons are open to kids from age 6 to 17. Sign up here. Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Friday. Love, THE CITY P.S. If you liked something about today's newsletter, or didn't, let us know at zshah@thecity.nyc Always free. Always NYC. Support our journalism today. Copyright © 2023 THE CITY, All rights reserved.