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Syria: German Trial for Wartime Atrocities Opens

(Berlin) – Judges in Frankfurt, Germany will begin hearing evidence on January 19, 2022 in a trial involving allegations of torture and murder by state agents during Syria’s decade-long brutal armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The start of the second trial in Germany for crimes against humanity committed

Jan 19, 2022 4 min read in Social issues

Planet Lockdown Documentary

Planet Lockdown is a documentary on the situation the world finds itself in. We spoke to some of the brightest and bravest minds in the world including epidemiologists, scientists, doctors lawyers and a prince.

Jan 17, 2022 1 min read in Health Social issues Economics Political Awareness Biology Brainwashing Censorship

Child Marriage Remains Prevalent in Nigeria

(Abuja) – Child marriage remains prevalent in Nigeria because the federal and state governments have not adequately enforced laws to prevent it, Human Rights Watch said today.

Jan 17, 2022 17 min read in Social issues

Nigeria: Child Marriage Violates Girls’ Rights

(Abuja) – Child marriage remains prevalent in Nigeria because the federal and state governments have not adequately enforced laws to prevent it, Human Rights Watch said today.

Jan 17, 2022 17 min read in Social issues

Singapore: Tightening the Screws on Speech

(New York) – The Singapore government ramped up its all-encompassing control over speech and association in 2021 with a new law aimed at ostensible foreign interference, and unrelenting harassment and prosecutions of the few critical voices, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. “Singapore’s new Foreign Interference

Jan 13, 2022 2 min read in Social issues

Kazakhstan: Protect Human Rights During Crisis

(Berlin) – Kazakhstan authorities have failed to prioritize protecting human rights during the country’s current crisis, and should urgently cancel any order to shoot to kill without warning and uphold the rights of those in detention, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. More broadly, Central Asian

Jan 13, 2022 5 min read in Social issues Censorship

Russia: Repression Escalates

(Moscow) – Russian authorities unleashed a full-fledged witch hunt on civic groups, independent media and journalists, political opposition and other critics in the run-up to the parliamentary election in September 2021, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. The actions decimated civil society and forced many activists, journalists,

Jan 13, 2022 4 min read in Social issues Censorship

Germany: Conviction for State Torture in Syria

(Berlin) – The conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity by a German court is a ground-breaking step toward justice for serious crimes in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. The judgment is a meaningful moment for civilians who survived torture and sexual abuse in Syria’s

Jan 13, 2022 5 min read in Social issues

Latin America: Alarming Reversal of Basic Freedoms

(New York) – Latin America is facing some of its gravest human rights challenges in decades, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2022.

Jan 13, 2022 5 min read in Social issues

Lebanon: Callous Disregard for Rights

(Beirut) – The corrupt and incompetent Lebanese authorities have deliberately plunged the country into one of the worst economic crises in modern times, demonstrating a callous disregard for the rights of the population, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. The impact of the economic crisis on residents’

Jan 13, 2022 2 min read in Social issues

Another Buffalo Starbucks Outlet Votes to Unionize

A second Starbucks store voted Monday to unionize near Buffalo, New York, with staff concerns about coronavirus procedures cited as driving the move.

Jan 11, 2022 2 min read in Political Social issues

Why Did US Deaths Shoot Up 40% Above Normal Last Year?

As we've seen over the past two years, data and statistics can be manipulated and skewed in a wide variety of ways.

Jan 11, 2022 12 min read in Health Social issues Awareness

Censored mRNA Platform Inventor Tells All on Rogan Show

December 30, 2021, Joe Rogan interviewed Dr. Robert Malone, the inventor of the mRNA gene transfer technology. YouTube and Twitter promptly deleted the interview and mainstream media published a rash of articles attacking Malone and Rogan in the most disparaging terms possible.

Jan 10, 2022 10 min read in Health Research Corruption Social issues

20 Years of US Torture – and Counting

(New York) – Twenty years after Guantánamo Bay detention operations commenced on January 11, 2002, a new report assesses the massive costs of US unlawful transfers, secret detention, and torture after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The report, from the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute

Jan 9, 2022 2 min read in Social issues

Germany: Syria Torture Trial Verdict Near

(Berlin) – A verdict by a court in Germany in a watershed case for torture survivors and international justice is expected in January 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.

Jan 6, 2022 4 min read in Psychology Social issues

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