Afghanistan: Health Care for Women Hit by Aid Cuts
(New York) – Falling donor support for essential services in Afghanistan is reducing women’s access to essential health care, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Matthew Medinsky
Cambodia: End Food Insecurity, Abuses During Lockdown
(Bangkok) – The Cambodian government should immediately grant United Nations agencies and aid groups unrestricted access to residents under strict lockdown in Covid-19 “red zones,” Human Rights Watch said today.
The UN Country Team and donor countries should also publicly call on the government to end abusive police enforcement of public
India’s “COVID outbreak” & the need for scientific integrity – not sensationalism Reality versus hysteria in latest fear fest
Western media outlets are currently paying a great deal of attention to India and the apparent impact of COVID-19.
UN: Stand with Bangladeshi Journalists on Press Freedom Day
(New York) – The Bangladesh government’s increasingly violent crackdown on media freedom is of urgent concern on World Press Freedom Day, eight nongovernmental organizations said in a letter today to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Bachelet and UN experts should publicly and vigorously express concerns
5 Seemingly Modern Phenomena You Won’t Believe Are Actually Surprisingly Old
Some modern phenomena, which seem to be a product of the 21st century, may not be as modern as you might think.
DR Congo: Prioritize Justice for Serious Crimes
(Kinshasa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s newly appointed government should adopt a clear strategy for holding those suspected of criminal responsibility for grave human rights violations accountable, a coalition of over 50 Congolese and international nongovernmental groups said.
President Felix Tshisekedi’s new government, led by Prime Minister Sama
An Opportunity to Lower Drug Costs in the US
Last week, members of the United States House of Representatives reintroduced a bill to lower prescription drug costs.
Dominican Republic: End Total Abortion Ban
(Washington, DC) – The Congress of the Dominican Republic should adopt a proposal to decriminalize abortion in three circumstances as a matter of urgency, Human Rights Watch said today.
Building Up Your Immunity
Literally speaking, immunity is protection from disease, especially infectious disease, but the immune system and immune response are vastly more complex than that.
A New Media Approach For Improved Sense-Making Through Physiological Coherence
The simple exercise you were just introduced to is designed to help create a physiological heart brain connection that has been shown to improve memory, learning, problem-solving and discernment.
Surviving with Sense: Taste
Taste is a survival tool that helps us determine whether something is edible or harmful to our body.
Denying the Demonic
In March of last year as the coronavirus panic was starting, I wrote a somewhat flippant article saying that the obsession with buying and hoarding toilet paper was the people’s vaccine.
My point was simple: excrement and death have long been associated in cultural history and in the Western
Afghanistan: US Should Prioritize Rights, Civilian Protection
(New York) – The US government should address fears of increased insecurity fueled by its announced plan to withdraw all military forces from Afghanistan by committing to expanded support for human rights, including women’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
The US should boost assistance for education and health, especially
The United Kingdom's Brazen Assault on ICC Independence
In a deeply unsettling letter made public this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asserted the United Kingdom’s strong opposition to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Palestine investigation.
The letter, sent to the Conservative Friends of Israel group, also seems intended to put political pressure on UK nationals
Brazil: Remove Miners from Indigenous Amazon Territory
(São Paulo, April 12, 2021) – Brazilian federal authorities should immediately remove miners who have unlawfully entered the Munduruku Indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest, Human Rights Watch said today.
Munduruku Indigenous people in the Tapajós basin – an epicenter of illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest – in southwestern