Throughout its grinding seven-month war against Hamas, Israel has pledged to investigate a series of deadly events in which its military forces are suspected of wrongdoing. The commitment comes in the face of mounting claims – from human rights groups and the International Criminal Court ‘s chief prosecutor – that the country’s leaders are committing…
Like those cicada species that emerge en mass on a 13 or 17-year schedule, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is right on schedule with the federal government’s five-year mandated schedule. The committee is a joint venture of the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA…
For the third time this year, a human has been reported to have been infected with bird flu. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Thursday afternoon that there was an additional case of influenza A (H5) in a Michigan farmworker who worked closely with influenza…
Bill Maher critiques selective outrage among activists, urging them to address gender apartheid and human rights abuses often overlooked by Western protests…
Egypt has made it crystal clear to all parties that Rafah border crossing will not be reopened so long as its Palestinian side is under Israel’s control, a high level source said. Egypt is holding Israel accountable for the closure of the land crossing and the exacerbating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip…
The Jordanian Royal Court announced on 31 May that the Kingdom will host an international conference for humanitarian response in Gaza on June 11, in partnership with Egypt and the United Nations (UN). King Abdullah II of Jordan, invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
By Myke Uzendu, Abuja The Directorate of State Services, (DSS) has been accused by an Abuja based human rights activist, Barrister Victor Giwa, of invasion of a property located at 1, Mekong Close, Maitama despite a subsisting court order. The lawyer in a statement on Saturday explained that two flats…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Nigeria’s 36 state governors to promptly disclose the details of the chairmen and members of their State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs), including their qualifications, political affiliations and the mechanisms of their appointments.SERAP also demands that the governors release details of local government...