Climate activists call for investigation of Bolsonaro
The Hindu
Activists are increasingly pushing for prosecution of crimes against the environment to become part of the ICC's core mission
A group of climate lawyers called the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into Brazil's President for possible crimes against humanity over his administration's policies on October 12.
The AllRise group filed a dossier with the global court alleging that Jair Bolsonaro's administration is responsible for a “widespread attack on the Amazon, its dependants and its defenders" that affects the global population.
The call comes less than three weeks before the United Nations' 26th Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as the COP26, starts on October 31 in Glasgow.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists