About Treaty Bodies On December 21, 1965, through Resolution 2106 (XX) the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), marking a pivotal…
WEDZA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Anna Bhobho, a 31-year-old housewife from rural Zimbabwe, was once a silent observer in her home, excluded from financial and family decision-making in the deeply patriarchal society.…
The Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to furthering criminal justice efforts through investigations, in order to prevent the loss and destruction of…
STANSTEAD, Quebec (AP) — For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Quebec have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vermont to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and…
In an increasingly urbanized world, the detrimental health effects of noise pollution are becoming a pressing public health concern. Research indicates that chronic exposure to noise can lead to serious…
Rabbi Arié Engelberg was on his way back from synagogue when he was reportedly kicked, punched, and bitten on the shoulder. The rabbi of Orléans, France, was violently attacked in front…
Mia Love, the first Black person elected to represent Utah and the first Black Republican woman to serve in Congress, died of glioblastoma on March 23, 2025. She was 49.…
by thedumbeddown March 19, 2025 News Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has reclaimed its position as the world’s deadliest infectious disease, surpassing even COVID-19 in annual fatalities. In 2023,…
A star of London’s Crown Jewels, the Indian gem has a bloody history of colonial conquest Lorraine Boissoneault August 30, 2017 The diamond came from India’s alluvial mines thousands of…
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders…