New route to justice for poorest being denied to millions

Headline Title: New route to justice for poorest being denied to millions 05 February 2013 People who have their economic, social and cultural rights routinely trampled on are set to gain a fresh route to justice via the UN – but once in force it will only immediately apply to citizens of 10 nations, Amnesty International said. The new complaints mechanism, established by the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights (the Protocol), will allow individuals and groups to seek justice from the UN if their rights – including adequate housing,…

Read complete article

~	How the manosphere found its way into the Black community

~	Term limits aren’t the answer

~	An obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot there in November

~	Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects

~	Viruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut

~	Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing

~	Gurdwaras, mosques, temples and churches: how faith groups are reviving England’s old cinemas

~	People with disabilities have sex too – so why do some doctors think otherwise?

~	Shardlake review – a gripping Tudor mystery that explores what fuelled the dissolution of the monasteries

~	It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants