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…
NIH Study Shows That Tackling Opioid Overdose Deaths in Communities Requires Time
Large-scale community-wide interventions to address opioid overdose deaths can be difficult to implement and require sustained effort before positive results are seen. That’s one of the lessons from a large…
There’s a Better Way to Teach the California Gold Rush
A new lesson plan centers Native American perspectives on the violence of Western expansion For thousands of years, Indigenous people inhabited and relied on the natural resources of the area…
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…
Through connection to their land, Tarahumara runners are among Mexico’s most beloved champions
CHIHUAHUA, México (AP) — Miguel Lara was born to run. It’s in his blood, his people’s history and tied to the land he calls “home.” “That’s what we do,” said…
Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.…
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Larry MadowoArcher’s Post, Kenya CNN — normal Seventeen-year-old Marian Pannalossy cuts a striking figure wherever she goes in Archer’s Post, a small town 200 miles north of Nairobi. She lives alone and…
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