EU
The selective indignation of the EU
European leaders are outraged by the manoeuvre with which Lukashenko handcuffed an opponent. But the selectivity of their indignation shows that they are not...
Belarusian President Lukashenko Accuses Nation’s Ill-Wishers of Strangling Country
May 26, 2021
MINSK (Sputnik) - Those who wish Belarus ill, both outside and inside the country, have gone from organising riots to "strangling" the...
As Anger Toward Belarus Mounts, Recall the 2013 Forced Landing of...
By Glenn Greenwald, Glenn Greenwald's Substack
24 May 21
What Belarus did, while illegal, is not unprecedented. The dangerous tactic was pioneered by the same U.S....
Document: The Debate on Gaza in the UN General Assembly
Gaza Children Living in ‘Hell on Earth’ Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, as Calls for End to Violence Crescendo, News of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Breaks
‘We Hope...
Labour’s humiliating defeat signals its death, and Keir Starmer, not Jeremy...
By Neil Clark*
May 7, 2021
The blame for the crushing loss in Thursday’s by-election, in a northern ‘Red Wall’ seat Labour has held since 1974,...
Humanity vs. Multinationals
Germany, the dark power of Europe
In spite of statements on the contrary, EU leaders prefer to sell vaccines rather than facilitate domestic production.
May 8,...
Germany: the main anti-Humane power in Europe and a tool of...
Germany rejects U.S. proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines
May 6, 2021
Germany on Thursday rejected a U.S. proposal to waive patent protection for COVID-19...
Spain backs patent waiver, it says it is not enough
May 6, 2021
The Spanish government on Thursday said a U.S. proposal to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines signals the "way forward" but will not...
Costa Rica. A small state and a world pioneer
WHO and Costa Rica launch COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
By William Worley*
29 May 2020
LONDON — An international project to share intellectual property, scientific data, and...
Moralized Discourses: South Africa’s Intellectual Property Fight for Access to AIDS...
By Debora Halbert
Nov. 2002
INTRODUCTION
In 1997, the South African government passed the South AfricanMedicines and Related Substances Control Act Amendments in order toaddress the...