Human Rights

While it’s great that you’re discussing large long-term investments in accessibility, there are some smaller and quicker things you could do right now to comply with the Americans with Disabilities…

Last year, like many people, I found myself in a deep state of uncertainty. I was swirling in a maze and wanted clarity in a season of confusion. As an…

In the challenging landscapes of Texas and Florida, where immigration policies directly impact migrant communities, frontline migrant justice organizations grapple with increasingly hostile environments and limited resources.   Recent developments have…

Women’s mental health and wellbeing have traditionally received insufficient attention from the healthcare field, from government, and from philanthropy, creating a gap that needs to be filled if we hope…

Imagine: you can’t leave the house without your spouse’s permission. You don’t get to decide what to wear in public, or whether and where you work. You are forced to marry…

To this crucial question as we emerge from the pandemic let’s remind ourselves first of three incontrovertible facts that we must take into account, then derive some principles and criteria, before examining…

Abortion was never readily available to Indigenous women, and the reversal of Roe v. Wade made it worse.

However, outdated science and views leads many researchers to ignore traditional knowledge.

“Cheer up love!” “Give us a smile.” “Alright sexy?” If vomit just made its way up your throat, you’re not alone. Far from harmless banter, screaming at a woman from…

Globally, an estimated 40 million people are living in modern slavery — including forced labor, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. In fact, more people are in slavery now than at any other…

Climate change is an urgent issue, affecting every corner of the world and requiring collective efforts and solutions. However so far, many standard western practices used to fight climate change…

As the crisis in Ukraine has unfolded, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and Purposeful came together quickly to move resources to organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) with a focus…