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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Religious leaders and institutions should stamp out rhetoric or practices that could incite discrimination or violence against LGBT+ people, the United Nations and international human rights experts said on Friday.
Their call came amid debate about the relationship between religious freedoms and LGBT+ rights as Britain’s government moves to ban so-called conversion therapy, which aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
“Religious authorities have a responsibility to ensure that religion and tradition are not utilized to promote discrimination of persons based on their sexual orientation and gender identity,” the United Nations said in a statement.
But both leaders were accused of spreading “fake news” by Funai, the government agency which is officially responsible for protecting indigenous interests. In a statement, Funai said it would not comment on the investigation.
“It is scary to receive a subpoena from the police for a complaint made by Funai itself. This is unprecedented. It is Bolsonaro’s new Funai, which has completely reversed its role of protecting indigenous peoples,” Guajajara added.
Apib lodged complaints this week with the supreme court and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, over what it described as the Bolsonaro government’s “persecution” of indigenous people.
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission’s Tis Peterman told lawmakers at an April 27 meeting of the Alaska House Fisheries Committee that its most recent petition was submitted “which basically stated that the trans boundary mining will have devastating effects on our way of life and downstream communities.”
The Washington D.C.-based IACHR is an arm of the 35-member Organization of American States, which Canada joined in 1990.
But Tribes have complained that progress has slowed. And there’s been little to no consultation with Tribes since the state’s political transition following the election of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Ray Paddock of the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska told lawmakers that Tribes on both sides of the border have taken to doing their own environmental work independent of state and provincial regulators.
Black Trans Liberation: An Evening at the Stonewall Protests in New York City
A man sits outside the Stonewall Inn before the evening rush in New York City. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, sparking an uprising that was largely led by LGBTQ+ people of color and celebrated black trans activist, Marsha P. Johnson. The West Village gay bar is nationally recognized heritage site of LGBTQ+ activism, and still hosts a colorful nightlife scene. (Iman Floyd-Carroll/Peninsula Press)
Protester’s megaphones sit on the pavement ahead of the rally on February 25, 2021. Held every Thursday since the summer of 2020, the Stonewall Protests began to call attention to the importance of trans rights and to condemn the ongoing killings of transgender people. (Iman Floyd-Carroll/Peninsula Press)
3 Climate Activists Making Change in Their Frontline Communities
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BIPOC leaders pursue visionary solutions proportional to the climate emergency we face.
May 12, 2021
The year 2020 illustrated to the world that the overlapping issues of climate and racial justice can no longer be ignored. A pandemic that disproportionately killed people of color and record-breaking wildfires that displaced thousands unfolded amidst international protests for racial justice spurred by George Floyd’s killing and the Black Lives Matter movement. We are living through the climate emergency every single day.
Communities that have contributed the least to the climate crisis are now bearing the brunt of its effects. Total emissions from 100 poor and vulnerable countries account for less than 5% of global emissions, according to the International Institute for Environment and Development, while the U.S. and China combined account for more than 40% of th