By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image United Nations Headquarters building in Manhattan, New York City, on December 21, 2021. © 2021 Sergi Reboredo / VWPics via AP Images (New York) – United Nations member countries should vote to launch formal negotiations for a treaty that would prevent and punish crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today.The proposed convention has been under consideration in the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee which deals with legal matters. The Committee has traditionally made decisions by consensus.Yet, because Russia is opposed to these negotiations, it will…
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By Shahida Yakub
Tajikistan's Rogun Dam Project is one of the most ambitious hydroelectric projects in the world. Do the ballooning costs, environmental concerns, and human rights abuses outweigh the potential benefits?
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By Amnesty International
A throng of chants and loud affirmations that ‘trans rights are human rights’ and ‘not one more trans life will be lost’ set the scene for a demonstration on trans rights that I recently attended. In a never-ending escalation of attacks against the rights of transgender people to autonomy and dignity, it felt jubilant to […] The post Stop the hate before it’s too late: Thoughts on Transgender Day of Remembrance from Amnesty researcher Shreshtha Das appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Daniel Sanjuán Sánchez, Fisioterapeuta y personal docente investigador en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud en Universidad San Jorge, profesor asociado en la Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia en la Universitat de Lleida. Miembro del grupo de investigación iPhysio, Universidad San Jorge
Benjamín Gaya-Sancho, Research associate professor, Universidad San Jorge
Borja Romero Bilbao, PDI en Ciencias de la salud (Enfermería, Biomedicina), Universidad San Jorge
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterised by muscle pain throughout the body, fatigue, sleep problems and cognitive difficulties. The condition predominantly affects women, but men can also suffer from it. However, they often do so in silence, as they face cultural, medical and psychological barriers to being taken seriously and receiving treatment.
While the disorder itself is well-documented, the male experience remains under-discussed, which only furthers its invisibility.
Fibromyalgia affects 2-4 % of the world’s…
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By Dafni Lima, Assistant Professor in Family Law, Durham University
It was already illegal to ask others to carry a child for you in Italy. It is now also illegal to travel abroad to do so.
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By Amir Englund, Research Fellow, Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London
The US has come quite some way in legalising cannabis use, with nearly half of states having laws permitting recreational cannabis use. Yet the legalisation of cannabis remains an ever-present, heated and polarising debate. One that is often exploited by politicians to win votes, either by stoking fear of the harms that will come from legalising cannabis, or by the promise of decreased violent crime and increased tax revenue from cannabis…
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By Rebecca Brown, Senior Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford
Parents frequently lie to their children. “No, you can’t have any chocolate – it’s all gone,” when there’s a jumbo bar of Dairy Milk in the cupboard. “No, you can’t have my phone to watch YouTube – the battery’s flat,” when it’s at a solid 65%.
Lies like these make parents’ lives easier, particularly so when the children are small. Lying might also be thought to be in kids’ own interests. For instance, young children get told that eating carrots will help them to see in the…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
On this podcast we are talking with Special Minister of State Don Farrell about the changes to political donation laws and the criticisms.
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By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
Two Australian teenagers have become severely ill after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. A pharmacologist explains what to know about this chemical compound.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) heads a meeting of the Council of Economic Affairs and Development in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 29, 2018. The council is responsible for oversight of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF). © 2018 Balkis Press/ABACA/Shutterstock Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has facilitated and benefited from human rights abuses.The crown prince has used the fund’s economic power to commit serious…
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