Human Rights

Venezuelan migrants in northern Brazil are at great risk of exploitation and trafficking, but they have some powerful protectors: a diverse group of women committed to helping them.

Wedged between Brazil’s borders with Venezuela and Guyana, the capital of Roraima state is a hub for trafficking in drugs, weapons, gold, people, and organs.

The 1.2 million Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country have been met with a rare blend of military logistical support and respect for humanitarian autonomy.

Digital violence, such as blackmail, stalking, and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, is rising—and becoming normalized in some low- and middle-income countries, per a new report focused on Kenya, Ghana, Colombia, and Vietnam. 

As gold prices top $3,000 per ounce and the U.S. withdraws funds to stem illegal mining, a public health crisis emerges in the Peruvian Amazon.

Most families in Surangudi village, India, have lost a limb or loved one in explosions and fires in the area’s fireworks factories, which produce 90% of the fireworks in India. 

One city in India produces 90% of the country’s fireworks, generating jobs and profits. But fireworks factory workers face risks of explosions and fires in their daily work—and some 50–100 die every year.

Investing in adolescent girls yields transformative results—but country leaders, donors, and organizations working with and for girls must bridge growing funding gaps and support evidence-based programming.

Participants in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s 16th annual conference shared strong opinions about the U.S. changes to global health support.

Public health values and respect for human rights will continue to guide us as we partner with diverse communities.

Decades’ worth of data shows long-lasting impacts of moving to high-income neighborhoods on children’s health.

Climate extremes including heat waves and floods affect almost everyone in Pakistan, but people who are transgender suffer disproportionately because of stigma that limits education, work, and housing options, pushing them to the margins of society. 

Researchers will examine the health and safety risks of forced labor on workers and their communities.