Archive: 2026

Krishraj Singh Sikarwar and Princy Singh Sikarwar Global night sky brightness increased by nearly 10% every year between 2011 and 2022, which is more than an astronomical inconvenience. Artificial light at night (ALAN) also has an adverse effect…

Tejas Sateesha Hinder India’s Transgender Rights Bill, 2026 proposes to replace “self-perceived gender identity” with a system of state certification which marks a shift in how the law understands identity itself, moving from recognition based on…

News to 20 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now War in the Middle East is pushing the world toward a precipice UN experts are calling for the end of US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Lebanon, which are “illegal under…

News to 13 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Calls to protect health care as Middle East conflict spirals… As war between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues, Physicians for Human Rights is raising the alarm…

Letter to the Editor, 12 March 2026 Natalie Kate C. Ramirez The viewpoint by Joseph J. Amon, “Politicized Science and Attacks on Public Health,” highlights a pressing concern regarding the growing politicization of scientific discourse and its…

News to 6 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Stand up for Science – US day of action 7 March One year after the movement-defining Stand Up For Science protest, organizers are returning to streets across the United States…

Juš Škraban and Andraž Kapus Abstract Despite ongoing criticism, the practice of involuntary admissions to locked units remains widespread globally. In this paper, we focus on secure units within residential social care institutions in Slovenia,…

News to 27 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now HHR: Best Paper 2025 focuses on mental health Lisa Cosgrove’s paper, Addressing the Global Mental Health Crisis: How a Human Rights Approach Can Help End the Search for…

Sameena Azhar, Atmaja Acharya, Imtyaz Ahmad, Muhammad Arshid, Md. Saimum Islam, and Dania Malik Abstract In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, religious leaders play a significant role in shaping public attitudes toward khwaja sira, people who identify…

News to 20 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO Human Rights Unit shut down The World Health Organization’s Policy, Law and Human Rights Unit was shut down this week with its leaders, Natalie Drew Bold and Michelle…