On 16 March 1974, a group of feminist activists claimed squatters' rights to establish the Elsie Women's Refuge in Glebe NSW - the first women's refuge in Australia. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8912373/opinion-healing-australia-supporting-children-of-violence
On 4 March 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Edwards, presented her latest thematic report on hostage-taking as…
In Kenya, trafficking in persons is prevalent, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is one of the most common forms. And while Kenya has enacted the Counter-Trafficking in…
Wall-to-wall books tell an interior design story without saying a word Text by Tracy Scott Forson The purpose of libraries is to archive and store books, but with ceiling-to-floor shelving…
Colombia’s fragile peace process faces one of its greatest challenges since the 2016 Peace Accord between the Government of Colombia and the FARC guerrilla: for years, USAID has been the…
Katie HuntCNN — It’s 1962. Cold War tensions bristle between Washington and Moscow. Forced to enlist by the United States military, a young physician reluctantly cuts short his medical residency at…
KITWE, Zambia (AP) — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after…
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it’s the earliest discovery of its kind outside the Middle East Eli…
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. It's mapped out in the DNA if you are a descendant of chattel slavery in the Americas and the West Indies.A legacy of fear has been…
By increasing public awareness and understanding, Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict aims to empower survivors, inform visitors, and contribute towards meaningful change in the fight against this pervasive issue. Wherever conflict erupts,…