Human Rights

Human Rights

A collage shows an aerial view of a green planet above images of Indigenous people, some in traditional attire, participating in a gathering or march.
10mins
At COP30, Indigenous leaders came with a message the world can’t ignore: 5% of the global population is safeguarding 80% of Earth’s biodiversity. A $1.8B pledge was made to support their land rights — but will the money follow their lead?
Skoll Foundation
A man in a suit holds up a Hurricane Dorian forecast map in an office, tracing the storm’s projected path and intensity over several southeastern U.S. states and the Bahamas—echoing the urgent clarity of a 1938 science manifesto defending democracy.
As democracy recedes and fascism rises in the USA and around the world in 2025, history provides a lesson in how science can fight fascism.
Digital rendering of multiple human brain models floating against a gray background, highlighting specific brain regions in red.
“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.”
The logo of the United Nations symbolizes global cooperation and the scales of justice represent fairness in legal matters.
The benefits of going the extra mile to be socially responsible are felt by customers, employees, and shareholders alike. Here’s a plan to secure them.
A person in a wheelchair exploring a vast desert landscape.
In hospice care and hospitals, we prioritize those with more life to live over those who are terminally ill. What is that, if not prejudice?
"First Meal" - a gripping book unraveling the truth behind a wrongful conviction.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
17mins
Rogue Putin is the biggest risk of 2023. Here are the other nine, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer.
Many have argued that morals are relative, but Russia's war crimes reveal the hollowness of that belief. Morality is universal and objective.
In the future, people may look back with horror at how humans treated AI in the 21st century.
Inside the metaverse, your emotions and physical responses will be monitored, and AI will use that data to influence you in real time. Is that essentially mind control?
Even after a decade of hormone therapy, trans women are stronger and faster than cis women.
Bialiatski
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony sends yet another strong message to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
For decades, the Communist Party of China has relied on reeducation camps to reform "parasites" and persuade people to support the communist cause.
A metallic, blindfolded bust of a person is shown against a black background, symbolizing justice, impartiality, and the resolve to turn the other cheek in the face of adversity.
5mins
When should we seek justice, and when should we forgive? A bishop explains.
John Templeton Foundation
Let's hope that squid don't evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” Steinbeck writes.