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      'Utterly Absurd': Rich Nations Spending Climate Dollars on Coal Projects and Chocolate Shops

      "Essentially, whatever they call climate finance is climate finance," said one developing nation's lead climate negotiator.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 02, 2023

      Wealthy nations are spending money under the guise of "climate finance" to fund projects that have little or nothing to do with tackling the climate crisis and—as in the case of three Japanese-backed coal plants—are sometimes fueling the planetary emergency, according to a Reutersinvestigation published Thursday.

      While media outlets including Reuters have recently reported that rich countries are on track—albeit long overdue—to finally meet their 2009 pledge to invest $100 billion annually in climate financing by 2020, the new Reuters investigation shows that governments are funding climate-harming projects and counting the expenditures toward their giving total.

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      Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian man at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a raid on the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem on April 5, 2023.

      Israeli Forces Draw Condemnation Over 'Barbaric' Raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque

      "The army broke the upper windows of the mosque and began throwing stun grenades at us," said one Palestinian worshiper who was arrested alongside hundreds of others.

      Kenny Stancil
      Apr 05, 2023

      Israeli police brutally attacked Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday night, injuring at least a dozen peaceful worshipers and arresting more than 400 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

      "Dozens of heavily armed officers stormed the site, used stun grenades, and fired tear gas into the Qibli prayer hall—the building with the silver dome—where hundreds of men, women, elderly people, and children were staying overnight to pray," Middle East Eyereported. "Some eyewitnesses said rubber-coated steel bullets were also fired."

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      West's Uneven Response to Human Rights Crimes Exposes Broken Global System: Amnesty

      "As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, Amnesty International insists that a rules-based international system must be founded on human rights and applied to everyone, everywhere."

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 28, 2023

      Hypocrisy and humanity's failure to "unite around consistently applied human rights and universal values" expose a system unfit to tackle global crises, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Monday, the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

      "The West's robust response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine contrasts sharply with a deplorable lack of meaningful action on grave violations by some of their allies including Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt," Amnesty said in an introduction to its annual global human rights report.

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