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HUMAN RIGHTS

Children Are 4 in 10 Victims of Human Trafficking Worldwide, UN Expert Says

The true number of child victims is likely much higher. Low conviction rates and high returns make the enslavement of children a profitable crime.

HATE

Social Media Still the Hub for Islamophobia and Outright Hate

March 15 was designated in 2022 as UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia, but it will take much more than a calendar to combat the worldwide problem of anti-religious hate. 

MENTAL HEALTH

UN Demands “Human Rights–Based Approach” to Mental Health

Recognizing decades of coercive and abusive psychiatric “treatment,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for urgent change.

HATE

Religious Leaders, Scholars and Activists Deplore Japan’s Trashing of Freedom of Religion

Japan’s frenzied headlong pursuit toward the dissolution of the Unification Church threatens the survival of religions everywhere, with repressive new laws that impact all faiths.

MENTAL HEALTH

UK Psychiatric Facilities Flout Law, Maiming Patients With “Prone Restraint”

Seni’s Law in the UK bans the disproportionate and inappropriate use of face-down psychiatric restraint because it kills patients. The death industry that is psychiatry doesn’t care.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Slavery Up 25 Percent in Three Years, as the Exploitation Epidemic Grows

For sexual exploitation or forced labor, slavery continues—not only unabated, but growing to as many as 65 million victims worldwide.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Braulio Vargas’ Fight for Human Rights in Costa Rica is Purpose in Action

Braulio leads a nationwide movement to teach Costa Ricans about the 30 fundamental rights outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

HUMAN RIGHTS

We Needed a Vote to Abolish Slavery. On the Resolution’s 75th Anniversary, It’s Skyrocketed Instead.

The United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution on December 2 in 1949. Since then, humans owned by others have skyrocketed to 50 million worldwide. What will it take to stop this scourge?

HUMAN RIGHTS

Largest-Ever Operation Against Human Trafficking Demonstrates International Cooperation

Operation Liberterra II rescued 3,222 potential human trafficking victims and netted 2,517 arrests as a result of monitoring nearly 24,000 flights.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN Approves “Study” on Effects of Nuclear War

The real question is: Why study a topic with a conclusion well known to almost every person on Earth?