Posts Tagged ‘Human rights abuses’

Human rights abuses exposed in EV battery supply chains

Monday, May 22nd, 2023
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Human rights abuses and environmental violations have been uncovered in the Philippines and Indonesian nickel supply chains, a major component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A report released by the London-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) revealed that these supply chains provide batteries to major companies such as Panasonic, Tesla and Toyota. The Read more

They’re butchering the innocent in Ukraine

Thursday, April 28th, 2022
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A religious sister based in Ukraine speaks of invading Russian forces butchering innocent people. The Russia-Ukraine war isn’t a war of military combat between armies using weapons, she explains. It’s something else. She speaks of massacres. Of  dead children. Dead civilians. Of repression and brutal sexual assaults on women and children. Sister Ligy Payyappilly sees Read more