Crackdown in Russia Requires Dedicated UN Monitoring
Ten years ago, on July 13, 2012, Russia’s parliament adopted its “foreign agent” law, using the pretext of foreign funding to demonize, harass, and silence the country’s robust civil society.
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US Supreme Court Topples Roe v. Wade in a Blow to Rights
In a predicted but nonetheless stunning opinion issued today, the United States Supreme Court overturned the constitutional guarantee of abortion access in the United States, reversing half a century of court protection for this fundamental right. Access to abortion is a right critical to guaranteeing a wide range of other
Xi Jinping Tries to Calm Skittish Investors with Rallying Cry to ‘Do Business in China’
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping delivers a keynote address to the BRICS Business Forum that urges foreign investors to “do business in China.".
Russian Gas Addiction Sees Germany Move One Step Closer to Rationing
Germany has moved one step closer to rationing gas after the country triggered its second tranche of emergency powers over the ongoing crisis.
Virtual Children to Help Combat Overpopulation
Mere days before Lemoine set the internet on fire with discussions about the possibility or impossibility of AI singularity, another AI expert made the news with the prediction that virtual children could one day become commonplace.
Sudan: New Deadly Attacks in West Darfur
(Nairobi) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and hundreds of civilian homes scorched, and property looted, Human Rights Watch said today.
The large-scale violence has been carried out particularly against civilians in Kerenik and Kulbus. It
White House: Joe Biden Has Prepared Americans to 'Deal with a Recession'
The White House indicated Tuesday they are preparing for an economic recession, despite President Joe Biden’s assertion that it is “not inevitable.” When asked about a possible recession in the United States economy, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre praised the president for his economic agenda. “We see that
The Lies Behind Lab-Cultured Fake Meat
The GMO industry is now seeking to replace beef, poultry, dairy and fish with synthetic biology.Are these products truly beneficial to human health?.
New Amnesty Argument to Voters: Migrants' Kids Do Better than Your Kids
Americans should welcome many more migrants because the migrants’ children will be more successful than the Americans’ children, says the advocates for a new pro-migration, pro-amnesty political campaign. “No matter which country their parents came from, children of immigrants are more likely than the children of the U.S.-born
Gambia Should Take Concrete Steps for Ex-President Jammeh to Face Justice
(Banjul) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, calls on the government of The Gambia to take concrete steps to bring former president Yahya Jammeh and his alleged accomplices to justice.
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has tied
Africa: End Rights Abuses Against Girls
(Nairobi) – African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union’s Day of the African Child.
The 2022 theme is “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children.” African governments should adopt stronger
Atlanta Fed's GDP Tracker Falls To Zero
Economic growth appears to have come to a standstill, a widely followed barometer of the economy showed Wednesday.
Preparing for the Reality of Financial Collapse
STORY AT-A-GLANCE While many still refuse to believe it, financial experts and insiders have long warned that a collapse of the U.S.
Call for Commonwealth Leaders to Speak Up for Rights of Rwandans
Dear Commonwealth Heads of Government, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our grave concerns about the human rights situation in Rwanda as it prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in June 2022.
The silence of the Commonwealth on Rwanda’s human rights record risks undermining
Mexican President Calls for American Superstate, Open Borders
Mexico’s president is reviving calls for a continental superstate that would combine North American employers and South American employees – and sideline tens of millions of middle-class Americans.