China: Release Gravely Ill Activist

(New York) – Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Zhang Zhan, an activist wrongfully imprisoned for reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic in the city of Wuhan in early 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. Her family says she is in desperate need of medical care. Zhang, 38, has been on

China Marks 20 Years in World Trade Organization

Chinese state media on Wednesday celebrated 20 years since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Top 10 Medicinal Plants from the Amazon Rainforest

Where there is nature, there is bound to be medicine.Rainforests, and in particular the Amazon, are really no different.

Biden Admin Weighs Vax Mandate on Companies with 99 Workers or Fewer

The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday is weighing if they should expand the vaccine mandate for companies employing fewer than 100 employees.

Myanmar: Another Wave of Atrocity Crimes in Chin State

We, the undersigned 521 Myanmar, regional and international civil society organizations, call on the UN Security Council to urgently convene a meeting on the escalating attacks in Chin State, and address the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in Myanmar. We call for the UN Security Council to

CSOs welcome political commitment to end international oil, gas, and coal finance by end of 2022, say others need to follow suit

(Glasgow) — Today at COP26, more than 20 countries and institutions, including the United States, Canada, Mali and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. After a wave of

Joint Letter to French Minister of Foreign Affairs in Solidarity with Palestinian Civil Society

(Paris, November 2, 2021) – On Friday 22 October, the Israeli Ministry of Defense designated six Palestinian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as terrorist organizations: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq Law in the Service of Man (Al-Haq), Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P), Union of

Venezuela: ICC Investigation Opens

(Washington, DC) – The decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to open an investigation in Venezuela offers a pathway to justice for victims of atrocities by Nicolás Maduro’s government. On November 3, 2021, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced his decision during a visit to the country. The

Broken Heart Syndrome Is on the Rise

Smidt Heart Institute has published a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association in which they found cases of broken heart syndrome are increasing in middle-aged and older women, even before the pandemic. Broken heart syndrome is more than a myth or an old wives' tale. The medical

How Your Gut Health Impacts Your Disease Risk

This article was previously published December 31, 2020, and has been updated with new information.How Your Gut Health Impacts Your Disease Risk Analysis by Dr.

Fauci Must Be Fired and Arrested

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Rep. Jim Banks Blasts Twitter for Censoring His Official Account

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Microsoft President Brad Smith Compares Climate Tech Development to JFK's Race to the Moon

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently told CNBC that efforts to build new climate tech remind him of the massive undertaking spearheaded by President John F.

Five Reasons Why the Elections in Nicaragua Do Not Guarantee Human Rights

On 7 November 2021, general elections will be held in Nicaragua in the context of a deterioration of the human rights crisis that began with the repression of protests in April 2018.

Three Climate Commitments HRW Is Focusing on at COP26

The climate crisis is taking a mounting toll on lives, health, and livelihoods of people around the world.