Older women are smashing it this awards season – but ageism is far from over
Older and middle-aged women are having their moment in the sun, it seems. The recent…
More countries saw harassment of religiously unaffiliated people in 2020
Restrictions on religion don’t just affect those who are religious. People who are religiously unaffiliated…
UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education
Traveling with UN Women chief Sima Bahous, and other senior officials, she told journalists on…
Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts
“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal…
Health Experts Warn Against Releasing Indian Point Radioactive Wastewater Into Hudson River
Two years after the closing of Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in…
Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?
Writers of speculative- and science-fiction often identify a key point in time and explore how…
Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk
“By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights – economic, social…
Sanders Backs Renewed Push for Ban on Dark Money in Democratic Primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday voiced support for a renewed progressive push at the Democratic…
Gandhi’s image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived
Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for…
Big Oil's Annual Profits are "The Definition of War Profiteering"
On Friday, Chevron delivered another “slap in the face” to American families, announcing a record-setting…