10 YEARS ON: The Yazidi Genocide (2024)
In August 2014, the world stood witness to the atrocities of the Islamic State (ISIS) as it unleashed a brutal genocide against the ancient Yazidi people living in Iraq’s Sinjar…
These 10 U.S. states are America’s least-prepared for climate change and extreme weather
Whether they are the result of climate change or just freaks of nature, disasters can be costly. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information estimate that weather and climate disasters…
Localisation doesn’t shift power. It deepens international dominance.
‘International actors have the power to let local actors into the humanitarian club – or to keep them out.’ Rana B. Khoury Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University…
‘No One to Talk To’: The Lingering Trauma of Russian Rape in Ukraine
Prosecutors in Ukraine are pursuing cases of sexual assault by Russian soldiers, but survivors say more financial and psychological support is needed. July 27, 2024 “I had to somehow deal…
UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling…
Criminalized Survivors: Today’s Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls
Criminalization April 2023 The new report from the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law and Rights4Girls is a follow-up to our 2015 publication, The Sexual Abuse to…
Yana Tannagasheva’s Address at the 17th Session of UN EMRIP: A Voice for Indigenous Rights in Russia
The Russian government talks all the time about the colonialism of IP in other countries but has never said that the IP of the North, Siberia and the Far East…
Archaeologists uncover mural of ‘Westerner’ blond trader in ancient Tang dynasty tomb in China
Archaeologists in northern China uncovered a Tang dynasty tomb with well-preserved murals depicting daily life and a Sogdian trader. Archaeologists in northern China have uncovered an ancient Tang dynasty tomb (A.D. 618-907)…
Heatwaves cause over 150,000 deaths worldwide annually
A recent study published in PLOS Medicine has found that heatwaves are linked to more than 150,000 deaths per year in 43 countries across five continents. Lead author Yuming Guo…
US citizenship was forced on Native Americans 100 years ago − its promise remains elusive
The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act has garnered little fanfare. Only a handful of news articles and events have commemorated the centennial of the law giving U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. Perhaps that’s unsurprising.…
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