NEWS 18.01.2024

Weather service reports almost 1.5 degrees of warming for 2023

The 1.5-degree mark for global warming has not yet been surpassed. However, ocean warming and continually rising emissions could impede progress for global climate goals next year.

NEWS 08.12.2023

CO2 emissions reach new all-time high

Global CO2 emissions are continuing to rise, according to the new Global Carbon Budget report. This threatens the 1.5 degree goal.

NEWS 01.12.2023

U.S. Senator criticises mass surveillance of phone records

U.S. law enforcement agencies are also able to access phone records of non-suspects. A U.S. Senator has voiced doubts about the legality of its surveillance program.

NEWS 24.11.2023

France: National Police to implement illegal facial recognition

According to a report, the French National Police are implementing facial recognition software. The software was acquired without involving Data Protection Authorities, it states.

NEWS 16.11.2023

USA: Hackers harvest data from 1.3 million people

Criminals in the U.S. state of Maine have harvested sensitive data from more than a million people. The attacks are said to have resulted from security vulnerabilities in the software, MOVEit.

NEWS 10.11.2023

New Delhi: Traffic restrictions and schools closing due to smog

Due to the highly polluted air in India's capital, New Delhi, traffic has now been restricted there. The city has some of the worst air quality in the world.

NEWS 03.11.2023

Great Britain: Police to use facial recognition when searching for shoplifters

In the Great Britain, retailers and the police want to take action against shoplifting together. The Police plan to use facial recognition in doing so.

NEWS 15.09.2023

G20 summit disappoints on climate protection

In the wake of the G20 summit, organisations for environmental protection criticise leading industrialised nations for not standing by their commitments to reduce CO2. No agreement could be reached regarding phasing out oil and gas.

NEWS 25.08.2023

United Arab Emirates should release prisoners before the climate conference

Human rights organisations call on the United Arabic Emirates to release unlawfully detained inmates before the world climate conference in Dubai. Dozens remain detained after their sentences have passed.

NEWS 18.08.2023

Afghanistan under the Taliban: "Human Rights Nightmare"

There is a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. According to human rights organisations, the Taliban has, for the most part, abolished women's rights. Critics and media representatives are being arrested.