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. 1 Testing and cases have

Real Food Is a Potent Ally Against Depression

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published March 15, 2018, and has been updated with new information.

Soybean Oil May Cause Irreversible Changes in Your Brain

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Your choice of cooking oil can make a profound difference in your health.

Germany Indicts Alleged Gambia ‘Death Squad’ Driver

Germany has forged ahead with efforts to bring justice for grave crimes with the indictment of a Gambian national accused of being a former member of a Gambian “death squad.” Bai L.

HRW Comments on Proposed Changes to the PA Rules of Criminal Procedure

March 8, 2022 Joshua M.

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

Buttigieg Roasted for Promoting Electric Vehicles amid High Gas Prices

Americans are roasting Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after he promoted electric vehicles in the midst of skyrocketing gas prices, which reached a record national high on Monday.

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

Homophobia is a Feminist Issue

Ghana is unsafe for lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women, and this is a feminist issue.

Letter to the UK Government

“This is the story of a duel.

Letter to the UK Government On the Proposed Replacement of the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Modern Bill of Rights</span

“This is the story of a duel.

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.

Experts warned NATO expansion would lead to War; but nobody listened

Russia’s offensive in Ukraine has provoked serious backlash around the world, particularly in the Western world – an understandable reaction against a war of aggression in violation of international law. However, it’s also true that this outcome had been predicted by the world’s foremost foreign-policy experts for decades.

Hungarians Helping Ukraine’s Refugees No Excuse for Limited Government Action

At the Hungary-Ukraine border last week and at one of Budapest’s main railway stations, I was struck by the enormous outpouring of solidarity from local communities and volunteers helping tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Hungarians have to date welcomed more than 140,000 refugees

After 2 Years of Covid, We’re Still Failing Older People

This piece is the second 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.