Leminal Space

610 readers
25 users here now

What is Lemmy?

Leminal Space is an instance of the social link aggregation and discussion platform Lemmy. It is completely free and open, and not controlled by any company. This means that there is no advertising, tracking, or secret algorithms. Content is organised into communities, so it is easy to subscribe to topics that you are interested in, and ignore others. Voting is used to bring the most interesting items to the top.

Hint: If you can't find the community you'd like to join in the All Communities section, try searching for it on Lemmyverse or the Feddit.de community browser, then copy and paste the community link in the Search box.

Featured Communities:

Code of Conduct

Bigotry will not be tolerated. This includes racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia or transphobia. Please also familiarise yourself with the Lemmy Code of Conduct.
While this is tacitly covered by rule #1, for the sake of clarity: fascist or alt-right discourse is not welcome here.
Be respectful.
No pornography.
No ads or spam.

Status

Alternative Interfaces:

founded 1 year ago

ADMINS

chrisbit

Kenneth

Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere | governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

0 comments fedilink

183

Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

3 comments fedilink

Wealthy, democratic countries in the global north are using harsh, vague and punitive measures to crack down on climate protests at the same time as criticising similar draconian tactics by authorities in the global south, according to a report.

A Climate Rights International report exposes the increasingly heavy-handed treatment of climate activists in Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the US.

It found the crackdown in these countries – including lengthy prison sentences, preventive detention and harassment – was a violation of governments’ legal responsibility to protect basic rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association.

It also highlights how these same governments frequently criticise regimes in developing countries for not respecting the right to protest peacefully.