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Human Rights Shopping

Fast fashion and Uyghur forced labour

Fast fashion and Uyghur forced labour In the EarthRights podcast episode released on Wednesday 13th January, we talked about how many well-known fashion brands are involved in the most appalling…

Melanie Désert15/01/2021

Environment Human Rights

Why the climate crisis is a human rights issue

Why the climate crisis is a human rights issue Following the first Episode of the EarthRights podcast, I wanted to write a post reiterating the undeniable connection between the environment…

Pippa Neill08/01/2021

Environment History Human Rights

‘Let’s not waste this moment’

Commentary - 'Let’s not waste this moment'. I recently read an essay in the National Geographic by environment editor Robert Kunzig that really struck a chord with me. Not only…

Pippa Neill23/12/2020

Human Rights

International Human Rights Day

A special post for International Human Rights Day The concept of rights The concept of human rights is derived from the philosophy of natural law which is associated with natural…

Melanie Désert10/12/2020

Employment Rights Environment Human Rights

‘What’s the rush?’ The exploitation of delivery drivers at logistics companies under pressure to meet increasing demands. Consumers in Britain can’t get enough of online shopping - courier and express…

Melanie Désert03/12/2020

Human Rights Travel and Culture

24 hours in Kyiv

Liberation, revolution and techno - 24 hours in Kyiv. May 20th 2019, Inauguration Day for the President of Ukraine and former comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, and somehow my friends and I…

Pippa Neill16/11/2020