Tag Human rights

COVID-19 vaccines donated in 2022 “will be far too late for those who are dying today”: WHO chief

Life-saving COVID-19 vaccines donated in 2022, instead of this year, “will be far too late” for millions of people “who are dying today, or being infected today, or at risk today” in the low- and middle-income countries of the Global South, says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Obert Madondo
June 23, 2021

The West must start treating vaccines as a global public good – before it’s too late

"It is not surprising, therefore, that there is now a vast global coalition of NGOs, states and UN agencies that favour the recognition of vaccines (and health in general) as a public good and not a business, and the consequent temporary suspension of patent rights."

The Canadian Progressive
April 29, 2021

Boycott Amazon on Black Friday, urges economist Yanis Varoufakis

Boycotting Amazon on Black Friday, the e-commerce’s behemoth’s profitable day of the year, would #MakeAmazonPay for its widely-documented labour malpractices, anti-democratic practices, and ongoing COVID-19 profiteering, says Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis.

Obert Madondo
November 27, 2020

Canada-US “Safe Third Country Agreement” Violates Charter Rights, Federal Court Rules

Last week, the Federal Court ruled that the Canada-US "Safe Third Country Agreement" violates rights and freedoms protected under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Obert Madondo
July 30, 2020