High temperatures can have a significant impact on our bodies, but recent research suggests that heat can also impair our cognitive abilities. A study conducted during a heat wave in  Boston in…

Serbeze Haxhiaj Some of the refugees from the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s have dedicated their lives to helping others who were also driven from their homes by conflict. This…

Download report The Gender Apartheid Inquiry (the Inquiry), convened by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), has published a new report titled SHATTERING WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SHATTERING LIVES: Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Inquiry Into The Situation…

In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) calls on Switzerland to take more measures against trafficking, particularly by improving…

A recent report published in the European Heart Journal has found that  xylitol, an artificial  sugar substitute commonly found in items like  chewing gum, peanut butter, and baked goods, may increase the risk of…

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…

Haitian women are on the front lines of the country’s crisis, yet they are being denied a seat at the table. Jessica Anania June 19, 2024, 8:00 AM On May…

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AFP 19 June 2024 0 min 52Approximate reading time A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced 10 retired soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for having raped nine rural…

Geneva (19 June 2024) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture is alarmed at the prevalence, frequency and intensity of sexual torture in current armed conflicts. In this past…