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      LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Denounce FIFA Ban on OneLove Armbands During World Cup in Qatar

      "No country which abuses the human rights of its people in this way should have been awarded with the honor of hosting a major sporting tournament in the first place," said one advocacy group.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 21, 2022

      Human rights defenders and sports fans worldwide condemned a decision by the world football governing body FIFA to ban any shows of support for LGBTQ+ rights by players during the World Cup that kicked off in Qatar on Sunday.

      "LGBTQ+ people are criminalized in Qatar just for being themselves."

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      As COP27 Failure Looms, Climate Movement Demands: 'Phase Out All Fossil Fuels'

      "This COP must be the one where fossil fuels come to an end," one organizer with the youth-led Fridays for Future movement asserted.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 16, 2022

      As the United Nations Climate Change Conference winds down in Egypt, and with little progress apparent on key issues from loss and damage compensation to a clean energy transition, activists on Wednesday underscored the imperative to include a fossil fuel phaseout in the summit's final text and keep oil, gas, and coal in the ground.

      "By 2030, we need to reduce emissions by between 30% to 45%, but since COP26 we've shaved off 1%."

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      People gather in front of a road damaged by heavy monsoon rains in Madyan, Pakistan on August 27, 2022.

      'Who Will Be Next?' Denmark Becomes First UN Member to Pledge 'Loss and Damage' Funds

      "After a year of escalating climate disasters, this is an important signal from Denmark that the issue of loss and damage finance is being taken seriously," said one advocate.

      Kenny Stancil
      Sep 21, 2022

      Denmark on Tuesday became the first member of the United Nations to pledge "loss and damage" funding that aims to compensate developing countries for the destruction being wrought by the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis the world's poor played little role in creating.

      "It is grossly unfair that the world's poorest should suffer the most from the consequences of climate change, to which they have contributed the least."

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