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UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, heard Turk criticise "the fortress mentality of those who wield power" in Iran.
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Study examines amount of water people consume over their lifespan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recent research of thousands of people finds a significant difference in the amount of water people consume around the world and throughout their lives.
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While Xi tries to reassert China's global influence, world leaders continu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While China's President Xi Jinping was trying to reassert China's global influence at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, he got an earful of from western heads over Taiwan and human rights violations.
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Iran is in a "full-fledged human rights crisis," says UN rights chief Turk
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
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Over 200 Indian victims of job rackets rescued from Myanmar: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing the presser at the weekly media briefing, Bagchi said, "We've managed to rescue over 200 people, of which, 153 people have already been repatriated to India. The remaining 50 people are in process of repatriation. Some are in Thailand's custody and pending paperwork. And som
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Treating acne with systemic antibiotics can have consequences on maturing
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Adolescence is a time of significant skeletal development. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is the development of acne a skin condition that results from the plugging of hair follicles with oil and dead skin cells. For some individuals whos
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Study: CAR T cell therapy reaches beyond cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers. Now, investigators have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set of patients with the autoimmune disease lupus. Penn Medicine C
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Study discovers biomarkers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood. Researchers discovered biomarkers by analyzing data from MRI exams on nearly 8,000 children.
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We must transform justice systems to meet the challenges of today, tomorro
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting is being hosted by the Government of Mauritius from November 22 to 25 in Port Louis under the theme of 'Strengthening international cooperation through the rule of law and the protection of human rights.'
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Canadian pension plans investing in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Multiple Canadian pension plans have invested in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses, alleges a report by UK-based human rights organization Hong Kong Watch and expert in forced labour, Prof Laura Murphy at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Gene that controls early social behaviour may hold key to understanding au
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This study helps us understand at the molecular level why sociability is disrupted during the very earliest stages of life. "It also gives us an opportunity to explore potential treatments that could restore sociability in these animals and, perhaps in time, eventually in humans as well.
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China asserts dominance and intensifies surveillance in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Citing reports from Human Rights Watch and the Citizen Lab in September this year the Tibet Rights Collective also claimed that CCP has been involved in an extensive collection of DNA samples. These samples are gathered from locals and children attending kindergarten.
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