Can Juneteenth Move Beyond Symbolism?
In order to fully realize the promise of Juneteenth, historian Yohuru Williams says we need to move beyond symbolism to doing the hard work of addressing structural racism. Support stories that…
A Personal Account of Fulani Herdsmen Atrocities
For as long as I can remember, farmlands across Nigeria, especially the middle belt have been under siege. The scenes depicted in this video are all too familiar—herders grazing their…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Actions to Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is a top priority for President Biden and Vice President Harris. The Biden-Harris Administration is advancing policies and programs to prevent conflict-related…
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Financial Incentives May Boost USPSTF-Recommended Interventions for Childhood Obesity
Today in JAMA, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that clinicians either provide or refer children aged 6 and older who are overweight or obese to intensive behavioral therapies. Based on…
Opinion As Haiti crumbles around us, we hold our communities together
Monique Clesca is a journalist and former U.N. official in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One morning this spring, as the sun’s orange tints seeped through my windows in the mountains east of…
Half of U.S. military bases in the country are in ‘health care deserts’
Quil Lawrence, Brent Jones For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none. For hundreds…
Identifying, Documenting, Investigating and Prosecuting Crimes of Sexual Torture Committed during War and Armed Conflicts, and Rehabilitation for Victims and Survivors
Background The Special Rapporteur’s next report will explore challenges, latest developments and best practices concerning the identification, documentation, investigation and prosecution of crimes of sexual torture and other related cruel, inhuman…
“We must urgently find our way back to peace”, says High Commissioner Volker Türk as he presents his global update to the 56th session of the Human Rights Council
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, It pains me to start my Global Update to this Council, once again, with the cruelty of war. Last March, I spoke of the right…
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.’s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Meilan Solly The celebration commemorates June 19, 1865, when a military decree informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were free In June 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill…
Time Is Running Out for the Hudson Bay Polar Bears
The southern and western subpopulations are on track to disappear as sea ice becomes too thin amid rising global temperatures Sarah KutaJune 17, 2024 4:13 p.m. The polar bears living in Canada’s Hudson…
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