The next global health crisis is already here: Childhood trauma from war
The brutal reality of wars unfolding in our world, such as the current war in Ukraine, the Iran-Israel-US conflict, or the devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, reveals that war is never just fought on battlefields. It is fought on every road, in every schoolyard, and in every home.
A war without accountability: why the Middle East crisis is also a legal quagmire
What began with surprise US and Israeli strikes on Iran one month ago has hardened into a grinding stand-off, with no clear way out.
The conflict’s opening blows on February 28 killed senior leaders in Tehran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – prompting retaliatory missile and drone attacks on Israel, US bases and Gulf infrastructure.
Pakistan bombed a Kabul rehab centre. Where’s the outrage?
As rain continued to fall, a mother trudged through the mud carrying her baby son. The playful yellow onesie she had wrapped him up in brought to mind a mix between Pikachu and a cartoon duckling. Her daughter, whose hair was pulled up in a playful top knot, struggled to keep up with the harried mother.
Authorities push back against International Women’s Day march in Pakistan
This year, on March 8, International Women’s Day, participants of the Islamabad chapter of the Aurat March (Women’s March) faced extreme brutality and arrests by the authorities after attempting to hold their annual rally in Pakistan’s capital. Organizers from the feminist collective Hum Aurtein say police used force to disperse the gathering and arrested more than 35 women, including several well-known activists. Authorities accused the group of violating Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a legal provision that bans public assemblies in designated areas.
‘We’re the good guys’: why moral storytelling doesn’t make the war on Iran necessary or legal
Legal experts have said the attacks violated Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against states. The US and...
