Australia: Display Human Rights Leadership in Asia, Beyond

(Sydney) – Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Foreign Minister Penny Wong. An annex to th

‘The Medicine Men’ 50 years on

50 years ago, Dr. Vernon Coleman wrote his first book.  Published in 1975, ‘The Medicine Men’ was also the first book to attack the pharmaceutical industry and criticise the medical establishment for its connections with the industry. At th

Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces

(Beirut) – Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia die in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi authorities have fa

Syria: Türkiye-backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians

(Beirut, May 14, 2025) – Syrian National Army (SNA) factions that fought the Assad government with backing from Türkiye continue to detain, mistreat, and extort civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. These fighters are

Poor resource management, not climate change, is causing water shortages in Nigeria

On Monday, an article written by Africa News and AP was published claiming that climate change is causing riverbeds in Nigeria to dry up.  Consequently, farmers are struggling to find water for their crops. Wrong, says Climate Realism.  The

Lockdowns imposed in 2020 for covid were planned in 2005 for flu

The book ‘The Deep State Goes Viral: Pandemic Planning and the Covid Coup’ by Debbie Lerman explores the role of the deep state in pandemic planning and the implementation of lockdowns. According to Jeffrey Tucker’s foreword, the book delve

The informal sector in developing nations is richer than we think

When reporting on the inequality between the rich and the poor, Oxfam makes the mistake of thinking that the world’s “poor” own little to nothing.  What Oxfam ignores in its estimates is the informal sector; people who own “dead capital,” p

Western democracy is being undermined by corporately funded think tanks

Western democracy is being undermined from the inside through covert mechanisms and processes that are removing rights and freedoms. Key to these covert activities are think tanks such as the IPPR, New Economics Foundation and Institute of

South Sudan: 3 Years On, No Justice for Abuses in Southern Unity

(Nairobi) – South Sudan’s authorities have yet to bring to justice those responsible for brutal and fatal attacks on civilians three years ago in southern Unity state, Human Rights Watch said today. Between February and May 2022, county off

National scandal: Canadian federal health officials signed agreements not to release information about covid vaccines that could embarrass Trudeau

Newly released records show Canada’s top doctor and federal managers signed confidentiality pledges during the covid crisis to avoid disclosures that could damage government credibility. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam

A healthy gut microbiome helps to reduce stress, anxiety and depression

Gut microbiome composition may influence stress resilience. Research shows a connection between the brain-gut microbiome system and mental health, offering new insights into stress management and psychiatric disorders. A study found that hi

HAARP ‘The Doomsday Machine’: Once we open this Pandora’s box we are not going to be able to close it

In 1996, before it became fully operational, the American television series Sightings aired a segment on the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Programme (“HAARP”) warning of the danger the project presented to the world. One of the res

Syria: New Government Restricts Aid Operations

(Beirut) – The Syrian transitional government’s stringent application of registration and operational requirements on aid groups is hampering their ability to scale up operations, Human Rights Watch said today. While the authorities have si

Burkina Faso: Army Directs Ethnic Massacres

(Nairobi) – The Burkina Faso army led and participated in the massacre of more than 130, possibly many more, ethnic Fulani civilians by pro-government militias in the western Boucle du Mouhoun region in March 2025, Human Rights Watch said t

Crisis overcome? -affective and instrumental changes of group related attitudes

According to modern research on diversity, attitudes towards cultural diversity are a main predictor of performance in heterogeneous teams. Social psychological research, however, focuses on the impact of crises on prejudice and disregards