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Responding to President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will support a TRIPS waiver, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, stated:
“Amnesty International USA commends the Biden administration for supporting the emergency COVID-19 intellectual property waiver under consideration at the World Trade Organization. Adoption of this waiver is critical to disseminate vaccine technology to middle-income and low-income nations, so that all people around the world can get access to vaccines and treatment, as quickly as possible. By reversing the prior administration’s position, President Biden has made clear that the U.S. prioritizes people’s lives over pharmaceutical company profits.
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Ahead of a hearing on May 10 in the case of Steven Donziger, one of the main lawyers representing Ecuadorian victims of oil dumping in a landmark case against Chevron Corporation, Justin Mazzola, the Deputy Director of Research for Amnesty International USA, said:
“Those working to advance accountability and redress for the grave environmental impacts of corporations’ actions should be supported, not placed under house arrest. Amnesty International is calling on Congress to review the case against Steven Donziger immediately and an end to the targeting and restrictions he has faced.”
Amnesty International published a joint public statement on May 6 calling on the United States authorities to end the way in which the justice system is being misused to target and harass Steven Donziger. He has been under pre-trial house arrest since August 2019. A group of human rights and environmental organizations, including Amnesty International, believe that the multiple judi
“This has a real potential to help save lives, strengthen the economy, improve international relations and eventually end this awful pandemic.” US Army Specialist Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando.
Under pressure, Biden backs COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver
In the face of mounting international pressure, the Biden administration on Wednesday announced support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines which campaigners welcomed as “a transformative, hopeful event” that has the potential to save lives around the world, especially in the Global South.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the move as activists gathered in Washington, D. for a Rally for a People’s Vaccine urging President Joe Biden to back a Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver at the World Trade Organization (WTO) proposed by the Ind
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United StatesFactbox: Who are the first members of Facebook s oversight board?
Elizabeth Culliford
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A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in this illustration picture taken May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Facebook Inc s (FB.O) independent oversight board, which on Wednesday upheld the company s ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump, currently consists of 20 members.
Here is a list of the board members:
CO-CHAIRS
CATALINA BOTERO-MARINO
Botero-Marino is a Colombian attorney who was the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States from 2008 to 2014. She is now Dean of the Universidad de los Andes Faculty of Law.