SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Drive through almost any part the Bay Area, and you'll eventually pass from tree-lined streets to grittier cement-heavy neighborhoods with far less tree canopy. A so…
‘These legal systems are not set up for Indigenous people at all.’ This story was originally published by the Guardian as part of their two-year series, This Land is Your Land, examining the threats…
(This piece was originally published in International Examiner and has been reprinted under an agreement.) At a time when major institutions are scrambling to demonstrate awareness of Asian American concerns,…
Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – which the UN initiative behind it describes as a tribute to the power of “edutainment”. A new report, conducted…
State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s most prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats that have undermined peace efforts, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday. In an alert, the Commission on Human…
The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned. Among the rights at risk from increasing speculation…
Six of the biggest polluters belong to ICL Group (Israel Chemicals) and the Bazan Group, which are controlled by Idan Ofer The plants of ICL Group (Israel Chemicals) and the…
The woman waited eight hours for an interpreter to arrive for her interrogation, only to be released and handed over to the Palestinian Authority police, which has no jurisdiction in…
Avichai Mendelblit believes Netanyahu's actions as prime minister justify the legislation proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit was convinced to throw his weight behind a bill…
He was also the first military chief to speak Yiddish as a second language, and he loved surprising Jews with his skill. Powell, the former U.S. secretary of state who…