Social justice

Social justice

Rose Jones, a young carer, faced a repayment demand of 2,145 from the DWP after being misinformed about her earnings under the Kickstart scheme. Despite her role as a carer for her disabled mother since age eight, she felt abandoned and overwhelmed by the situation, especially after receiving conflicting advice from her jobcentre work coach. Guardian readers responded to her plight, funding over 3,000 through a crowdfunding campaign to alleviate her financial burden.

Sean Diddy Combs faced a New York jury in a seven-week sex-trafficking trial over allegations of coercing women into drug-fueled sexual encounters with hired male prostitutes. While acquitted on serious charges, Combs was found guilty of lesser charges, such as transporting male prostitutes across state lines, and is now facing multiple civil cases alleging further abuse.

Young expressed concern about the emotional toll on board members, staff, and the public, emphasizing the need for collaboration during their remaining term.

"Too often, people who use drugs are reduced to just that: drug users. This campaign reminds us of their humanity, their ability to act, and their right to be heard."

The fallacy of anecdotal evidence occurs when a conclusion about a population is drawn from a single anecdote or a few cases, discounting broader statistical evidence.

It's a curse of being Palestinian to carry the weight of your homeland's pain while expected to function normally in a professional environment.

This week's case was the start of a fightback by civil society groups determined to defend the democratic right to protest and free speech.

The video shows members of the public issuing swift retribution to a man who was attacking a woman at a Brooklyn subway station.

"To be a race writer is to be a fraud. It is to inherit the struggles of millions of people, not because you struggle in identical ways..."

"Another victory for #commonsenseinKent my brilliant cabinet member Cllr Paul Webb has just got this trans material REMOVED from the children's sections of all Kent's libraries. Telling children they're in the 'wrong body' is wrong and simply unacceptable."

Senior coroner Graeme Irvine said, 'It seems to me that your brother's death was tragic and it was a horrible, horrible death.'

Safiruddin sold his kidney in India for 3.5 lakh taka, hoping to alleviate poverty and provide for his family, but the money is long gone and his health is deteriorating.

The research involved more than 6000 subjects in 13 countries and took almost five years to complete. There are three important lessons regarding coolness traits.

"The separate disasters transpired roughly 180 miles away from one another, but they had one thing in common: both took place in buildings owned and managed by The Millennia Companies."

In 2020, a new investigation into George Gibney was initiated, yet he declined to cooperate, stating he would not assist gardaí or be interviewed voluntarily.

Researchers from Michigan State University have revealed that people often make judgments based on someone's tattoos, viewing cheerful tattoos as agreeable and death imagery as unpleasant.

Being an active bystander requires the willingness and confidence to intervene. Confidence to intervene can be affected by our relationship with those involved. Using specific strategies such as planning ahead can help to increase bystander confidence.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afrikan Reparations hosted an independent delegation of Caribbean researchers and activists lobbying for reparations in Westminster.

A Western Australian coroner found that the police were not sufficiently trained and failed to de-escalate the situation before fatally shooting 29-year-old JC.

Ali's tragic death at age sixteen highlights the grim reality faced by ordinary families in Gaza, where violence has tragically become a norm. The loss of life is immense, where a simple act of sitting outside can cost lives and transform families forever.

On 7 February, a group of neo-Nazis paraded on a highway overpass adjacent to Lincoln Heights, unfurling flags with Nazi and racist iconography that included the phrase 'America for the white man.' The event shocked the local predominantly African American community that prides itself on its history as a self-governing Black community since the 1920s.

Stephen Michael Gonzales, 42, was sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting four women, including charges of forced oral copulation and rape.

This is a deeply upsetting and shocking act of racial disrespect. Windrush Untold Stories was created to celebrate the contributions and resilience of the Windrush Generation, whose story is central to the fabric of British life. That it should be targeted in such a hateful way is a stark reminder of the ongoing challenges we face in building an inclusive and respectful society.

Ainslie White described Ms Montgomery as having 'the biggest heart' and someone who 'absolutely loved band season.' She emphasized the deep love and respect the community held for her.

Autocratic regimes have gained power worldwide, often through democratic elections, reflecting a growing appeal of autocracy to various populations. The psychology behind this support is crucial for understanding social dynamics, particularly in how authoritarianism intertwines with nationalism, religiosity, and conservatism.

The document, signed by 116 New England ministers in Boston and adopted March 2, 1847, was long believed lost forever after historians had searched high and low for it.

The claims about young people being delinquent were examined fairly, questioning accusations like dancing and drinking, where notable distinctions in behavior were found.

John Andres Gonzalez and Jacqueline Navarro, convicted of child abuse, caused great bodily injury to their newborn son by failing to provide necessary nourishment and exposing him to extreme temperatures.

The real story here is that a bunch of cowardly state and federal politicians are placating the desires largely of the religious right, who are seeking to tightly control the books that children have access to in public, secular schools.

Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) involves distributors selling goods while recruiting new members, earning a percentage from their sales, creating a network of salespeople.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported mistakenly from the U.S. to El Salvador and was brutally beaten while held in CECOT prison as part of severe mistreatment.

Six faces on a banner remember Kibbutz Be'eri victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Ofra Keidar was recently buried; five others are presumed dead.

"I think it is unequal to only conscript men," said Rosa Collet, 16. Collet, who describes herself as a feminist, opposes military conscription as a whole but believes that where it exists, it should include both men and women.

The belief that white Americans are the real victims of racism is linked to the loss of certain advantages previously enjoyed by them, particularly following key civil rights milestones such as the abolition of slavery and the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Cook knows the presence of clergy won't necessarily change the outcome of the legal proceedings - though in at least one instance last month, ICE agents scattered when clergy showed up at a courthouse in San Diego. If nothing else, they hope to offer spiritual comfort, so the immigrants know they're not forgotten.

The hour train here and the heat will cause me spasms, pain, fatigue, and set off motor and vocal tics, but if we don't fight our own corner, who will?

Social Security has aided Americans for over 90 years. Though not intended to provide full income, many rely on monthly benefits to pay their bills.

The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center hosted its first father-daughter Parent Prom, transforming the chapel and allowing fathers in tuxedos to reunite with their daughters in ballgowns.

Racist videos that appear to be created with Google's AI video generation tool Veo 3 have raked in millions of views across TikTok, according to findings from the nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters. The AI-generated videos uncovered by the organization are filled with racist tropes, many of which target Black people.

Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Melman reminded the crowd, "In the camps, we were acted upon. Today, with Israel and its defenders, we act. Am Yisroel Chai."

Most bias isn't loud. It hides behind compliments, casual comments, and unspoken assumptions, making it subtle yet powerful in shaping workplace culture.

We're more interested in fairness and making sure everyone that wants to participate is given an opportunity to do so than driven by any deadlines.