How America went MAHA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before the Senate finance committee Wednesday to make his case that he should be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the US Department Health and Human Services (HHS) to pursue his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Democrats focused their criticism on Kennedy’s long-standing vaccine skepticism…
Watch: Day 2 of RFK Jr. HHS Secretary Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in a confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday, January 30. The post Watch: Day 2 of RFK Jr. HHS Secretary Confirmation Hearing appeared first on Breitbart…
RFK Jr. tells senators he won’t impose his vaccine opinions at HHS, will empower scientists
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced skeptical senators Thursday in the second day of his confirmation hearing to lead the department of Health and Human Services, Sen. Bill Cassidy confronted Kennedy about vaccines…
How conservation NGOs can put human rights principles into practice (commentary)
Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights standards and putting rights at the forefront of national laws, policy, and governance decisions. In the world of conservation governance…
UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025, warning that lives are at risk
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief appealed on Thursday for $500 million in funding for 2025 to support its work, such as investigating human rights abuses around the world from Syria to Sudan, warning that lives hang in the balance. The U.N. human rights office has been grappling with chronic funding shortages that some worry…
Trump Threatens Deportation for Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters
The Trump administration has announced a sweeping crackdown on pro-Palestinian student protesters, pledging to cancel the visas of foreign students involved in campus demonstrations. The executive order, signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, has drawn sharp criticism from free speech and civil rights groups, who warn that it could suppress dissent and violate constitutional…
NHRC Received Over 2m Human Rights Violation Complaints In 2024, Says Ojukwu
News Investigators/ The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received over two million human rights violation complaints in 2024. The Executive Secretary (ES) of the NHRC Anthony Ojukwu, made this known in Abuja at the presentation of the December dashboard report on human rights violations in the country…
Ogyaba Won’t Do This – Pastor Elvis Donates Huge Sum Of Money And Provisions To Orphans At Mother Love
On Thursday, 23rd January 2025, the Alpha Humanitarian Project team, led by the Chief Alpharian, Pastor Agyemang Elvis, and his lovely wife, Lady Mercy Agyemang-Elvis, visited the Mother Love Orphanage in Kwabenya to extend their heartfelt support to the children and caregivers of the home. The team came bearing gifts of essential food items…
We must challenge rising demand for transition minerals, says UN rapporteur
The world must assess the full environmental and human rights impacts of developing new mining projects to power a green shift, warns Elisa Morgera The post We must challenge rising demand for transition minerals, says UN rapporteur appeared first on Climate Home News…