Action Needed Now on Climate Crisis: Daily Brief

Time to finally act on climate crisis; new research into torture in eastern Ukraine; pride event attacked in Tbilisi, Georgia; news updates from Myanmar; killings in Syria before crucial UN decision; new counterterror laws threaten rights in Senegal; heartbreaking news from India; and good news from Chile.

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When will world leaders finally act decisively against the climate crisis that is causing problems for people everywhere?

Russia-backed armed groups in eastern Ukraine are torturing and ill-treating people in custody. Human Rights Watch has obtained new information about several women being held by the “Donetsk people’s republic” on apparently fabricated charges of “espionage,” who are facing serious health issues.

 There are worrying developments today in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia…

The junta in Myanmar is making headlines again with mass murder and intimidation against international companies that are still active in the country.

Did you know that millions of Syrians are at risk of losing access to lifesaving aid, if Russia vetoes reauthorizing the only remaining United Nations aid corridor from Turkey into opposition-held northwest Syria? The UN Security Council should reauthorize full cross-border operations into the region and authorize a resumption of aid flows from Iraq to northeast Syria when the Council’s current resolution expires on Saturday.

Senegal’s new counterterrorism laws could punish political speech and peaceful protest as “terrorist acts,” target union leaders, and dangerously expand police surveillance powers

There's heartbreaking news from India

And there is positive news from Chile