The case of mountaintop removal highlights the dangers of letting industry interests, rather than science, lead regulatory policy.

ACTING UP - Ludmila Alexeeva

Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis is spilling across its borders, Human Rights Watch said today.

Chinese officials, since early 2018, have imposed regular “home stays” on families in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang.

Turkey should formally submit a request to the UN secretary-general to establish an international, independent investigation into Saudi Arabia’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi. 

Russian orphanages where children with disabilities grow up often transfer them to closed state institutions for adults when they reach 18 without their consent. Those who do move into the community often do not receive the support they need to live independently. 

Older people who need to travel between the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine and government-controlled areas face arbitrary obstacles, including risks to their health and safety. 

The Federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer deaths, which are largely preventable.

The blocked and the bad: The internet in Uzbekistan