Chris Hemsworth faces backlash after promoting country with notorious human rights record
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, known for playing Thor, has been criticised by fans after he posted on social media an advertisement promoting tourism to a…
Rights group calls for release of minors charged over Nigeria protests | Human Rights News
Scenes of young Nigerians fainting while in court in the capital Abuja sparked uproar from politicians, civil society.The Nigerian government is facing increasing pressure to…
Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News
Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has…
Eerie ‘human face’ found buried in sand on Mars in latest mysterious discovery on Red Planet
WHAT looks like a grisly, sun-scorched human face has been found half-buried in the sand on Mars by Nasa's Perseverance rover. An image taken by…
Israel has taken human shields to a whole new criminal level | Israel-Palestine conflict
The use of human shields in war is not a new phenomenon. Militaries have forced civilians to serve as human shields for centuries. Yet, despite this long…
The Human Toll of Sudan’s Civil War
When the first shots were fired out in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, in April 2023, few could have predicted the scale of devastation that would follow.…
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds and Human Rights
Food is the building block of life. It fuels our bodies and minds, nurtures our children, and powers our economies.As we celebrate this year’s World…
Navigating a world-record corn maze tests the human psyche
DIXON, Calif. — Deep inside one of the world’s largest corn mazes, where the tri-tip sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream purchased at the concession stand have…
Key to Korean unification is human rights, say policy experts, activists
1 of 2 | Participants of the International Forum on One Korea in Seoul on Friday pose for a photo during the conference's opening ceremony.…
Mystery of human remains found on board doomed HMS Terror solved as DNA proves crew member was CANNIBALISED
MYSTERY surrounding human remains from the disastrous Franklin expedition in 1845 has been solved, with researchers revealing an unlucky lad was cannibalised. Scientists also identified…
What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema? | Human Rights News
A spate of allegations of sexual misconduct has rocked the film industry in India’s southern state of Kerala, triggering a flood of police cases and…
Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows
1 of 4 | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates his controversial election win, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 29. A new report Tuesday says…
CDC: ‘Close contact’ of Mo. bird flu patient also fell ill, but human transmission unlikely
A close contact of an avian flu patient in Missouri also fell ill at the same time but it is unlikely there was any human-to-human…
AI can rescue people from conspiracy theory rabbit holes
Roughly half of Americans subscribe to to some sort of conspiracy theory, and their fellow humans haven’t had much success coaxing them out of their…
AI ‘will surpass the human brain’ after major breakthrough says scientist who warns humanity must build ‘kill switch’
ARTIFICIAL intelligence is set to surpass the human brain's capabilities - but such advancements come at a cost.An AI technology analyst says we're just steps…
California Health and Human Services chief Dr. Mark Ghaly to step down
Dr. Mark Ghaly is stepping down as head of the California Health and Human Services Agency after an eventful tenure that included the eruption of…
A Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UN has been killed in Tripoli, officials say
One of Libya’s most wanted human traffickers was killed Sunday in the capital, Tripoli, Libyan officials said, fueling tension in the western part of the…
‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News
Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held…
Costa Rica with US help nabs 21 suspects linked to human trafficking
An extensive police operation in Costa Rica on Tuesday resulted in the arrests of 21 people suspected of links to an international human-trafficking network operating…
Probe launched into ‘whether Bayesian hatches were left open & caused doomed yacht to sink in minutes in human error’
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into whether hatches were left open on the Bayesian causing the doomed yacht to sink in minutes due to "human…