Negotiations for UN Tax Treaty Present Historic Opportunity for Rights

By Human Rights Watch

This week, United Nations member states began negotiating a first-ever treaty on international tax cooperation that could replace the current patchwork system that deprives governments of billions in revenue and undermines their capacity to deliver on human rights.The treaty process was initiated in 2022 by African countries, which face particularly consequential losses under the current tax system yet lack fair representation in international economic decision-making. One hundred and ten countries voted in favor of the Terms of Reference last August, reflecting broad support…

Read complete article

~	What public-private-partnership scandals can tell us about wrongdoing in the water industry

~	How the brain can miraculously switch off pain

~	What you need to know about the new implants to patch up failing hearts – is it really a ‘breakthrough’?

~	Ecuador election heads to runoff – Indigenous movement now holds key to the outcome

~	There isn’t enough ‘sustainable’ aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions – and there won’t be for years

~	‘We’d just switch everything off’: six in ten social housing tenants go without essentials to pay rent

~	While the world is distracted by Trump, here’s how Putin and Musk are weakening European democracies

~	AI dating is about data, not love: How to resist the tech takeover of romance

~	Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario’s energy future

~	Online algorithms could help save the planet with just a few small tweaks