Justice

Recent surveys have revealed that 85% of sexual assault victims do not report their assault promptly to appropriate authorities. When...

It is no secret that police brutality exists and is often targeted towards minority groups particularly African American and Latino...

“This is a man’s world, but it wouldn’t be nothing without a woman or a girl” are lyrics by James...

Broderick Flanigan - Artist and Designer On February 20, 2016, in a small predominantly black and impoverished community in Athens,...

For those of you who may not know, February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). When we think of...

FLINT, Mich. – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $500,000 in funding to...

February 20th marks the World Day of Social Justice established by the United Nations (UN), and this year's theme recognises environmentally...

According to the United States Department of Justice, 1 in 10 seniors over the age of 60 is abused every...

Already vulnerable. Shutterstock Anyone who has ever worked within children’s social care will have witnessed the journey a young child...

Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm during a news conference at the Yad...

Recently, I had chance to watch "The Inequality Movie" narrated by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich where it outlines how...

Photo Credit: Buzzfeed In a first-of-its-kind national report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a comprehensive set of...

Dr. Richard Barth Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Richard Barth at the Society for Social...

I remember interviewing two women back to back for a federal research project. Both women were black. They were mother...

More than 44 years have passed since President Richard Nixon declared his “war on drugs.” That battle cry was proclaimed in...

Children, women and men should be protected from forced labour and human trafficking which are two serious human rights violations....

Human rights defenders and civil society organisations working to protect the human rights of women and gender equality perform an...

Social Workers and superheroes – what do they have in common? According to a TED talk by Anna Scheyett, they...

For many years European countries have been warned about the inadequacy of their immigration and asylum systems. Now, with increased...

Refugee camp on the outskirts of Calais, France © Matt Sprake Those who think that irregular migrants have no rights...