Mokom’s Reckoning in the Central African Republic
On March 14, Chad surrendered a former military coordinator of a group of anti-balaka militia in the Central African Republic, Maxime Mokom, to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Alain White
Ukraine crisis accelerating rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies
A joint project between the Central Bank of Canada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be researching the possibility of an entirely digital Canadian dollar, it was announced yesterday.
The digital dollar would be a state-issued cryptocurrency, or “central bank digital currency” (CBDC). (For more detail on CBDCs and
‘New Kazakhstan’ Needs Independent Inquiry on January Events
(Berlin) – Kazakhstan’s president Kasym-Jomart Tokaev used a major policy speech on March 16, 2022 to promote a “New Kazakhstan” but fumbled on how the government will remedy the grave human rights violations during protests and violence in January, Human Rights Watch said today.
The government needs to make a
Schisandra for the Scattered Mind
People often come to the Alchemist’s Kitchen seeking herbal support for anxious thoughts or an inability to concentrate.
Drop Complaint Against Iraq Human Rights Commission Member
An abusive legal complaint has been filed against a member of Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) who sought to investigate allegations of torture of detainees.
COVID-19 to Ukraine: Bouncing from one crisis to the next
When COVID-19 first came to dominate the news back in March 2020, I wrote an article for the independent media outlet OffGuardian, warning of the grave dangers we might face.
I was not referring to COVID-19, and whatever threat that might have been posing, but to the possibility that powerful
Under Climate Activist Pressure, Credit Suisse Defunds Oil, Gas Industry by 41%
Credit Suisse, in the last two years, has slashed funding provided to the oil, gas, and coal industries by 41 percent over the last two years due to global warming activism.
Fracking U-Turn? Two U.K. Fracking Sites to Remain Open for Research
The British government appears to be moving towards a U-turn on energy policy, opting to reverse an earlier total fracking ban by allowing two sites in Lancashire to remain open, instead of filling their wells with concrete as was previously planned.
The two gas wells were set to close imminently
Gas Prices Hit Record High for Third Straight Day
The national average price of gas has hit a record high for the third straight day.
Does Your At-Home COVID-19 Test Contain This Poison?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE The Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center recently reported an uptick in accidental exposure to a substance in an at-home antigen test kit for COVID-19 that has the potential to lower blood pressure and cause seizures. The reagent in question is sodium azide.
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Testing and cases have
UN: Groups Urge Rights Chief to Report on Chinese Government Abuses
(Geneva) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should urgently release her office’s report on Chinese government rights violations targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities, almost 200 human rights groups including Human Rights Watch said in an open letter released today. “Human rights groups have become increasingly concerned
Nigeria Risks Falling Further Behind on Women’s Equality
On this International Women’s Day, women are taking to the streets in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to call on lawmakers to reconsider their decision to reject plans which would help to foster women’s equality and political participation in the country.
The proposed amendments to the country’s constitution
Letter to the UK Government On the Proposed Replacement of the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Modern Bill of Rights
“This is the story of a duel.
Turning Covid’s Economic Crisis into Opportunity
This piece is the first in a series marking the two year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic.Find more of our work documenting the global response to the coronavirus here.
This Week in the New Normal #24
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. Justin Trudeau’s complete lack of self-awareness
On Friday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared at a meeting of