Biden Administration Confronts US Anti-Trans Violence

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Celebrating the life of Marsha P. Johnson on what would have been her 75th Birthday, members of the LGBTQI+ community and their allies assembled in Washington Square Park in New York City on August 24, 2020. © 2020 Gabriele Holtermann/Sipa via AP Images To commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, the Biden administration issued a report on violence and discrimination against transgender people in the United States. The report outlines positive steps the administration is taking to address the root causes of violence – but progress will be limited…

Read complete article

~	Burkina Faso: UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers

~	A new dash for copper is underway - how will it play out? Expert Q&A

~	Why does it feel so cold in the UK right now – and when will it warm up?

~	Artificial sweetener could harm your gut and the microbes that live there – new study

~	Gaza war: ‘no evidence’ of Hamas infiltration of UN aid agency, says report – but US and UK dither on funding while famine takes hold

~	Five books by Maryse Condé to introduce you to the award-winning Guadeloupian writer

~	How maps are used and abused in times of conflict

~	African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

~	Guinea Massacre Trial Enters Final Stage

~	Kenyan doctors’ strike: the government keeps failing to hold up its end of the bargain