Actor Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell have joined 65 other British celebrities, designers and politicians in calling for Ghana's president to engage with the country's LGBT+ community in an open letter published on social media on Monday.
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - U.S. technology giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co won the top honour at a global anti-slavery award on Thursday for tackling the risk of forced labour in its supply chain.
German fashion label ARMEDANGELS and Indian campaign group Missing Link Trust were also commended in the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Stop Slavery Award which has eight categories for companies and NGOs setting an example in efforts to end slavery.
HPE - joint-winner of the inaugural prize in 2016 - scooped the goods and service firms award, receiving recognition for its sustained commitment to combating forced labour and focusing on the responsible sourcing of minerals for its computer hardware.
EXCLUSIVE-Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses Reuters 2/18/2021 More than half of London councils own Chinese surveillance cameras and hardware Key suppliers Hikvision and Dahua linked to abuses of Uighurs in Xinjiang region Privacy advocates worry the systems could target vulnerable communities
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Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least half of London s boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uighurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, raising alarm among privacy advocates and lawmakers.
Freedom of information requests filed in late 2020 with all 32 London councils and the next 20 largest UK city councils found about two-thirds owned technology made by two Chinese companies accused of links to the repression of Uighurs.
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(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least half of London’s boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uighurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, raising alarm among privacy advocates and lawmakers.
Freedom of information requests filed in late 2020 with all 32 London councils and the next 20 largest UK city councils found about two-thirds owned technology made by two Chinese companies accused of links to the repression of Uighurs.
At least 28 councils owned technology made by Hikvision, the world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and vendor to Xinjiang police agencies, revealed data obtained by digital rights researcher Samuel Woodhams and seen exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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TOKYO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Ayumi lost her part-time job at a restaurant last summer, she ended up relying on rice and pre-packaged fare delivered once a month by a food bank to her college campus in Tokyo.
“I cut my meals to once a day, in mid-afternoon,” the 22-year-old said. “Many friends were in the same boat – they worked at eateries that were hit because of the coronavirus.”
As job losses surge due to the pandemic, demand for food handouts has skyrocketed in Japan, prompting the government to release stockpiled rice to charities for the first time last May. Another expanded programme started this month.