The human cost of al-Assad’s rule on Syria
Dead, jailed, tortured, displaced. AJLabs looks at the human toll of 13 years of the war in Syria. Source link
US trade office initiates investigation into Nicaragua human rights abuses | Human Rights News
A federal office in the United States charged with shaping foreign trade policies has announced it would launch an investigation into Nicaragua’s government for “persistent…
Voluntary carbon market has failed the human rights test | Environment
One of the most salient decisions of last month’s climate summit in Baku was to create a new international carbon market, bringing nearly a decade…
US Ambassador Calls for Strengthened Healthcare, Accountability, and Human Rights to Drive Nigeria’s Sustainable Development
Progress in healthcare, anti-corruption, and human rights is essential to Nigeria’s growth, according to Ambassador Richard M. Mills, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. In an…
Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law | Human Rights News
Judge dismisses bid for early release by man sentenced to five years in prision for ‘inciting secession’.A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed protester’s…
Supermarkets ‘putting profits above human rights’, MP says
In an urgent question in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Champion described the UK’s product labelling as “weak and confusing" The chairwoman of the…
Total of 728,000 more migrants arrived than left Britain in just one year as Kemi vows to tear up human rights laws
NET migration hit a whopping 728,000 in the past year as Britain's population continued to soar. It is much higher than was expected, largely because…
‘Flow’ review: A wordless, animated triumph starring animals
Animal welfare becomes the responsibility of the animals themselves in the gorgeous, hypnotic Latvian animated feature “Flow,” in which a solitary cat encounters a catastrophic…
‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Khan Younis, Gaza – What does it mean to be hungry for months? In Gaza, where more than 43,000 of us have been killed by…
Trump chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr for Health and Human Services | News
United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked controversial politician and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, a…
‘Rare event’: Canada records its first human bird flu case | Health News
A teenager from British Columbia tested positive for the H5 avian flu, and health authorities are investigating.Canada has confirmed its first human case of bird…
Chris Hemsworth faces backlash after promoting country with notorious human rights record
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, known for playing Thor, has been criticised by fans after he posted on social media an advertisement promoting tourism to a…
Rights group calls for release of minors charged over Nigeria protests | Human Rights News
Scenes of young Nigerians fainting while in court in the capital Abuja sparked uproar from politicians, civil society.The Nigerian government is facing increasing pressure to…
Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News
Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has…
Eerie ‘human face’ found buried in sand on Mars in latest mysterious discovery on Red Planet
WHAT looks like a grisly, sun-scorched human face has been found half-buried in the sand on Mars by Nasa's Perseverance rover. An image taken by…
Israel has taken human shields to a whole new criminal level | Israel-Palestine conflict
The use of human shields in war is not a new phenomenon. Militaries have forced civilians to serve as human shields for centuries. Yet, despite this long…
The Human Toll of Sudan’s Civil War
When the first shots were fired out in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, in April 2023, few could have predicted the scale of devastation that would follow.…
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds and Human Rights
Food is the building block of life. It fuels our bodies and minds, nurtures our children, and powers our economies.As we celebrate this year’s World…
Navigating a world-record corn maze tests the human psyche
DIXON, Calif. — Deep inside one of the world’s largest corn mazes, where the tri-tip sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream purchased at the concession stand have…