Human Rights

June 24, 2022 is a date that will be remembered by women for decades to come. When the world awoke to the news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned,…

Records and interviews reveal a culture of cover-ups among corrections officers who falsify reports and send beating victims to solitary confinement.

A new conceptual model depicts the complex relationship between policing and population health. A specific police action, an arrest or a shooting, has an immediate and direct effect on the…

A legal settlement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the town containing the census tract with the worst air pollution in the country could significantly reduce harmful emissions in the area known…

For many transgender people, accessing gender-affirming care is a labyrinth of insurance coverage trap doors, referral letter hoops, and discriminatory falling axes. Social media and online communities are often the…

Growing up in Nthunduwala, Malawi in the early 1960s, Joyce Phiri had to drop out of school in the 6th grade. The distance between her home and her school became…

When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F.Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens led to designating […]…

New research compares two treatment programs for men convicted of domestic violence. The study finds that men convicted of domestic violence were charged with significantly fewer violent and nonviolent charges…

Gender equality and Education are intertwined with each other and have been the essential pillars for ensuring inclusive economic growth and social development. However, developing countries have not been able…

Currently, every predominant aspect of sustainability discourse and practice is white-centered. It’s time to change that.

Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.

This is a true story that illustrates what happens when all members of a population, especially women, are enabled to participate as equals in the socio-economic activities of their community…