Less Than 7% of US Have Good Cardio Metabolic Health

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Cardiometabolic health encompasses a spectrum of conditions and risk factors.

The Science Behind Exercise's Mood-Lifting Effects

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published August 22, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Durbin: Climate 'Emergency' Is 'More Important Than' Current Economy, Inflation

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Senate Majority Whip Sen.Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to Sen.

Belarusian Journalist’s Sentencing Indicates New Levels of Repression

Last week, a court in Homieĺ, Belarus, found journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva guilty of “high treason.” She is already serving a two-year sentence on bogus charges, and the new verdict increased her total sentence to eight years and three months. In February 2021, a district court in Minsk sentenced Katsiaryna and

Nicaragua: Government Dismantles Civil Society

(Washington, DC) – Nicaraguan authorities have closed hundreds of nongovernmental organizations, applying highly restrictive legislation that undermines freedom of association and freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments, especially from Latin America, should condemn this systematic dismantling of civil society groups, which play a critical role in a

Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy

(Bangkok) – Thai authorities should immediately drop the charges and release pro-democracy activists detained for insulting the monarchy (lese majeste), Human Rights Watch said today.

Markey: We Want Biden to Ban Further Drilling on Public Lands, Declare Climate Emergency

On Monday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Sen.

The Hand at the Helm of Frontex

For too long, the European Union external borders agency, Frontex, has operated as though border enforcement and human rights were two competing principles.

The Gut's Role in Parkinson's Disease

A study published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease found a link between the development of this disease and your gut flora.

Report: Silicon Valley Losing Workers to Middle America

More than 70 cities and towns across America have implemented incentive programs aimed at drawing businesses and remote workers away from Silicon Valley and other coastal hubs, and are enjoying increased success since the pandemic, reports the Wall Street Journal. The incentives include subsidies for gym memberships and childcare, as

U.N. Chief: Ignoring Climate Change Is ‘Collective Suicide’

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Sedition law: Why India should break from Britain’s abusive legacy

Britain’s legacy in India includes abusive laws to suppress any opposition to colonial rule.

El Salvador: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights

(New York) – Transgender people in El Salvador experience significant discrimination in daily life because there is no procedure for legal gender recognition, Human Rights Watch and COMCAVIS TRANS said in a report released today. The Legislative Assembly should comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling and create a simple, efficient

Joint Response to Yemen’s Supertanker Crisis

(Beirut) – The FSO Safer, an oil storage tanker moored 32 nautical miles from the key Yemeni port city of Hodeida, could explode or rupture at any time, threatening an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has said. On June 13, 2022, the UN announced that salvage operations could not

Yemen: Act to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe

(Beirut) – Governments should immediately support a salvage operation to prevent a supertanker moored off Yemen’s coast from spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into the Red Sea, 19 human rights and humanitarian groups said in a joint statement released today. The FSO Safer, an oil storage tanker