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DIVULGAÇÃO | MATIAS REZENDE O Instituto de Advocacia Racial e Ambiental (IARA) recorreu ao Supremo Tribunal Federal pedindo liminar para suspender a criação do Prêmio Monteiro Lobato de Literatura para a Infância e a Juventude, aprovado pelo Congresso Nacional. O instituto cita "eventuais controvérsias envolvendo as obras do autor por apresentarem elementos racistas" e a "possibilidade de questionamento acerca da incitação da discriminação racial entre as crianças”. Os autores ainda reforçam que a criação do prêmio é uma "afronta aos pri...

Civil defence reflects the desire of those who made international humanitarian law to mitigate the loss, damage and suffering inflicted on civilians as a result of the dramatic development of the meth­ods and means of warfare. This aim is also reflected generally in the precautions for the protection of the civilian population in the event of attack, as set out in the 1977 First Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (AP I). The Fourth Geneva Convention for the protection of civilian persons in time of war already grants civil protection organizations and their personnel — a...

Bombing civilian objects is a war crime Format Since launching its latest offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel has bombed dozens of structures, including apartments, offices, government facilities and businesses, as well as civilian infrastructure such as roads. In addition to airstrikes against high-rises -- reducing some to rubble -- that housed offices, homes and TV stations, Israel has bombed the homes of Hamas commanders and of other Gaza residents, killing dozens of people. International humanitarian law places restrictions on the parties engaged in hostilities and defines what may -- an...

Int'l norms on management and transportation of nuclear waste News Desk  | banglanews24.com Model of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant With the construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), Bangladesh has entered the age of nuclear energy. The RNPP being constructed with Russia’s assistance marks a landmark in ensuring energy security for the rapidly industrializing nation.  However, since RNPP is the country’s first foray into technically complex nuclear energy sector, there have been concerns whether the country has the legal and policy frameworks, technical capabilities and skilled ...