The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel agreement was launched by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia over war crimes against the Palestinian population and in Lebanon. However, Italy and Germany vetoed the proposal.
Last Thursday, activists of the RentStrike network organized an anti-eviction picket to save an elderly resident of Rome, victim of an irregular lease, from a life of homelessness, thanks to an appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They had done so in May for a similar case.
Japan has capital punishment by hanging. A large majority of Japanese are in favour of it and often there are executions around this time of the year. However, there have been no executions since 28 July 2010. The current Justice Minister is under a lot of pressure to sign death warrants now.
'The Seeds Beneath the Snow' is a non-profit association founded in the spring of 2006. It is based in Pisa, Italy. The seeds are the themes it aims to deal with: nonviolence, peace, human rights and the environment. A tri-lingual (Japanese-Italian-English) library has been set up, as well as this website.
Il 25 gennaio viene sequestrato nei pressi di una stazione della metropolitana del Cairo. Il corpo viene ritrovato il 3 febbraio; l'autopsia rivela torture prolungate per diversi giorni: fratture, frustate, tagli da oggetti appuntiti, inflitti mentre era cosciente.
Tra la fine del 2023 e il 2024 sono stati avviati i primi cantieri. A partire dall'ottobre 2025 le operazioni sono entrate nella fase di scavo e movimentazione dei terreni contaminati riaccendendo le preoccupazioni dei cittadini residenti per la possibile dispersione di polveri inquinanti.
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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