Across and within countries, people consistently rank free and fair elections and protection of civil liberties (e.g. free speech) as being the pillars of democracy. This conflicts with rhetoric by authoritarians who try to redefine democracy to reflect their own approaches to governance.

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#DemocracyMatters #CivilLiberties #FreeElections #Authoritarianism #HumanRights

Cambridge researchers studying a forest in northern India have found that the wildlife monitoring technologies are being deliberately misused by local government & male villagers to spy on women & stop them collecting natural resources despite it being their legal right to do so.

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#WildlifeProtection #GenderEquality #TechForGood #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights

Almost 3% of population in Gaza was killed by traumatic injury in 9-month period, finds study. Over 64,000 people, 60% of whom were children, older people, and women, were killed by traumatic injury from 7 October 2023 to 30 June 2024. This death rate is 14 times previous death rate from all causes.

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Life expectancy in the Gaza Strip almost halved since the war started - Study found the average life expectancy dropped from 75.5 years to 40.5 years (-46.3%), and the decrease was higher in men (-51.6%) than in women (-38.6%). May be underestimated as excludes missing people and indirect effects.

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Immigrants detained for 6+ months show higher rates of poor health, PTSD, and mental illness compared to shorter detentions.

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#ImmigrantHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #DetentionImpact #HumanRights #TraumaRecovery

Brain health is a human right

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Donald Trump's move to cut most of the US funding towards foreign humanitarian aid could cause more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. 🏛️💔📉🩺

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Analysis of 152 countries (1971–2021) finds unilateral economic sanctions raise mortality across all ages, with annual deaths comparable to global armed conflict. 💔🌍⚔️

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Leftist causes widely seen as more moral, even by conservatives, finds study. 🗳️📊 This asymmetry could help explain why political debates often feel morally lopsided, with one side perceived as defending human rights ✊🌍 and the other seen as preserving tradition or security without the same ethical weight. ⚖️🏛️

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#LeftistCauses #MoralDebate #PoliticalAsymmetry #HumanRights #SocialJustice

Antisemitic attitudes, rather than anti-Israel sentiment alone, are linked to support for political violence in the US. While criticism of Israel can motivate legal activism, it is antisemitic prejudice that predicts willingness to support illegal or violent political actions and general aggression. ✡️🕊️💔

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#Antisemitism #PoliticalViolence #SocialJustice #HumanRights #Activism

Antisemitism—but not criticism of Israel—associated with support for political violence ✡️🕊️💔

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The number of forced electroshock petitions filed in the State of Connecticut for 2015 increased by 1025% over the previous year ⚡📈🗂️

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A sequence of human rights violations precedes mass atrocities. Declining workers’ rights or right to a fair trial come first. Brutality by law enforcement becomes widespread. Judiciary loses independence from executive. Freedom of speech restricted for group, and right to assemble in public places. 🏛️⚖️✊🗣️🚫

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#HumanRights #SocialJustice #WorkersRights #FreedomOfSpeech #JudiciaryIndependence

Gaza: study reveals unprecedented losses of life 💔 and life expectancy 📉

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#Gaza #HumanRights #LifeExpectancy #ConflictImpact #GlobalAwareness

Death rate in immigration detention has reached a 22-year-high, raising physicians' concerns

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Children as young as five show surprising understanding of human rights

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🌟 Research from The University of Manchester shows children as young as five can understand complex human rights ideas like fairness, freedom, and equality.

🗣️ Out of 34 children aged 5-9, 29 suggested new rights, indicating they develop their own concepts beyond what's presented, like "Freedom to protect wildlife" and "Men and women should have the same rights."

🤔 Children questioned adult perspectives, showing awareness of power differences and adults not always understanding children's experiences.

🎨 The study highlights how picturebooks, drawing, and discussion help children express complex thoughts through various creative activities, allowing deeper reasoning.

#HumanRights #ChildDevelopment #Education