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Out Of Control: Failing Eu Laws For Digital Surveillance Export
"This report gives evidence of the gaps in the current European Union (EU) export regulation framework for digital surveillance technologies and provides the EU institutions and its member states with actionable recommendations to improve the protections of human rights in the upcoming Recast Dual Use Regulation." (Amnesty International, 2020)
Democratizing knowledge: Transforming intellectual property and research and development
This report details recommendations for “a new approach to the conceptualisation, design, and implementation of IP and R&D; one that recognises how critical these interconnected and entwined systems are to building a more equitable, sustainable, and democratic 21st century economy” (Hanna, Brown, and Bret, 2020).
“They Have Robbed Me of My Life” Xenophobic Violence Against Non-Nationals in South Africa
This report details xenophobic Violence against Non-Nationals in South Africa.
Monitoring Achievements On Sustainable Development Goal 16 2015-2019: A Global State Of Democracy Indices Perspective
This report presents findings on tracking the progress on SDG 16 using the Global State of Democracy Indices data.
Deadly Consequences. Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During Covid-19
This report details "Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During Covid-19" (HRW 2020).
The exchange between citizens and elected officials: a social psychological framework for citizen climate activists
The authors here “conducted a study with citizen activists who lobby the US Congress for a carbon pricing policy to address climate change” to see “how activists think about four social psychological approaches: affirmation, social norms, legacy and immediacy” (SHERMAN, D., SHTEYN, M., HAN, H., & VAN BOVEN, L. (2020)).
The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom in Southeast Europe
“The report examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis on press independence in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Albania” by assessing “domestic politics and societal developments, foreign authoritarian media interference, technology and social media” (Filipova, 2020).
Important step for the human rights and ecological orientation of the global economy
This treaty draft stipulates that “contracting States must oblige their companies to exercise human rights due diligence”, “obligations must apply not only to transnationally active companies, but also to local and State-owned companies”, and highlights “the significance of the terms "human rights violations" and "business relations"” (Treaty Alliance Germany, 2020).
Transforming power to put women at the heart of peacebuilding
This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to happen. The essays illustrate how transformative change rarely comes from within the system; rather, it often comes from outside: from disruption by protest, and from women’s, youth, local and grassroots movements.
Power, profits and the pandemic
"Since the onset of the pandemic, large corporations have put profits before workers’ safety, pushed costs down the supply chain and used their political influence to shape policy responses. COVID-19 should be the catalyst for radically reining in corporate power, restructuring business models with purpose and rewarding all those that work with profits, creating an economy for all" (Gneiting, Lusiani, and Tamir, 2020).
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