As the COVID-19 crisis continues to grip the planet, travel restrictions have become the de-facto method of control. Nearly 80 countries have now locked down their borders to curb the spread of the...
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How One Man’s Words Led To the Deaths of 25 People in Delhi
The Hindu-Muslim divide in India has always loomed large over the nation. Since the election of Narendra Modi, the rightwing BJP leader, that divide has only become more prominent. In February, the...
Did Women Just Save Sweden From Its Men? A Look at a Swedish...
Every once in while a political moment springs up that makes me think a bit more deeply about what it reveals about the changing world we live in and the recent Swedish election are, for me, just...
Special Report: Over-fishing in West Africa
Humanosity says…There are many issues in the world that demand our attention and as a result there are many stories that we miss that are important. Our goal at humanosity is to find these...
How selling citizenship is now big business
Humanosity says…Selling citizenship is now big business and the practice calls into question traditional views of who is and isn’t considered to be a citizen. If citizenship can be bought...
Now The Adults Are No Longer In The Room Trump Finally Gets The...
Updated 21/11/19 Humanosity says….Many predicted that President Trump would be different to candidate Trump mainly due to the staff in the White House- the adults in the room – keeping...
Acquiring Knowledge. How Did We Learn to Cook Poisonous Plants?
Humanosity says…We are always amazed at the human desire for knowledge. However often we don’t think about the amount of effort that has gone into acquiring knowledge. In modern times we...
African Debt: The Hidden Story of How the World Bank and the IMF...
The World Bank and the IMF were originally set up after the Second World War. The World Bank was tasked with rebuilding Europe whilst the IMF was given the job of ensuring trade flowed smoothly and...
How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression
Humanosity says: Access to mental health services is a huge problem especially in the developing world. This great article from the BBC shows how an unlikely way of tackling depression may have been...
Thai elephant deaths: Do elephants risk their lives to save each...
Humanosity says…Is self sacrifice a particularly human trait? This tragic case of a family members in an elephant herd drowning whilst trying to save one of their own raises questions about...
Special Report: Climate Change
Humanosity says The recent protests by Extinction Rebellion and the growing awareness of how serious the situation is have inspired us at Humanosity to produce a Special Report into the subject and...
The Dueling Narratives of India’s Kashmir Crackdown
Humanosity says…Ever since partition India and Pakistan’s competing claims to the territory have led to several wars and continue to poison relations between the two sates. Dueling...
What Xenophobia in South Africa Means for The Ideal of Pan...
Humanosity says…. Historically the ideal of Pan Africanism was at the heart of independence movements across Africa. This article examines how the recent deadly bout of xenophobia in South...
Sand Mafias. How People are Killing Each Other for Control of...
Humanosity says… This is part of our Special Report that looks at how the demand for sand for construction is devastating lives and ecosystems. Sand is one of the most precious commodities on...
Why A Court Ruling Against Gerrymandering Could Mean Trouble for...
Humanosity says…It’s a little bewildering that US politicians can influence the drawing of electoral boundaries. Surely they should not be let anywhere near this as it will inevitably...
U.N. Report Shows Alarming State of the Oceans
Humanosity says..we have looked at the state of the oceans before and sadly there is little hope on the horizon. We are fast turning our oceans in to deserts and the consequences will be huge. Check...
The Crucial Role of Steve Bannon in Radicalising the Far Right
Humanosity says….Over the last two decades we have witnessed the emergence of Islamic extremism. However this has meant that we haven’t paid enough attention to how the far right has been...
A New Scramble for Africa: What’s Behind Moscow’s...
Humanosity says there always seems to be a scramble for Africa. The end of the 19th century saw the great European powers race each other to carve up Africa. The Cold War saw the USSR and the USA...
Billions to be Made as US States Move to Legalize Cannabis
Humanosity says….Marijuana seems to moving from the shadows and is on the verge of becoming a billion dollar industry. Individual states in the US are leading the charge and now that...
The last legal sex workers in Tunisia
Humanosity says…It’s the world’s oldest profession but to find out that there has been a regulated and legal sex trade in an Islamic country is a surprise to us at Humanosity. This...
