Mary Lawlor, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said lawyers in China continue to be “charged, detained, disappeared and tortured”, five years on from a law…
IT WAS ONLY November, but the chill already cut to the bone in the small village of Dimitrovo, which sits just 35 miles north of the Chinese border in a remote…
The council's 55 members chosen by the president are typically close to a sitting president and have an interest in Jewish affairs or human rights, but only one appointee seems…
EU Court of Justice ruling appears to propose that religious minorities adapt their practices to animal welfare requirements The bans in Belgium on the slaughter of animals for meat without stunning do…
One in three on Aegean isles have contemplated suicide amid EU containment policies, report reveals Years of entrapment on Aegean islands has resulted in a mental health crisis for thousands…
The virtual event, co-hosted by the UN, Britain and France, aims to rally momentum and call for greater climate action. Leaders from around the world are due to attend a…
After helping orchestrate the landmark Paris Agreement five years ago, Christiana Figueres explains how women are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, and why we need to be better represented…
hen the long-awaited return of students for in-person classes arrived at Schaumburg High School in late October, Jim Britton sat in his Hyundai Sonata in the school’s parking lot, awaiting…
“We’re going to almost need a New Deal for an entire generation of kids to give them the opportunity to catch up,” one advocate said. It has been almost 10…
Virginia's governor is requesting $10 million to replace controversial statues in Richmond with inclusive art recognizing a diverse and challenging history. TWO EQUESTRIAN STATUES were thrust back into news headlines this…