Recent events make us question more than ever: why can’t something be done to stop and prevent the crimes of war?
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Julian Assange languishes in prison, and may eventually die in prison, for having documented the war crimes of the American Empire.
And all the relevant institutions, the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, etc., agree that we are witnessing daily war crimes by Israel against the people of Gaza, crimes that are financed and supplied by the United States and its allies.
There are demands for justice from the International Criminal Court, but even if it condemns these war crimes, has no power of enforcement. None of the Great Powers even belongs to it.
(UN News)* — The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday [] released its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain – the leading cause of disability worldwide, that effects an astonishing one in 13 of us.
Notably, the guidance includes both recommendations and warnings for long-term sufferers, arguing against the use of opioid painkillers; physical therapies, such as traction; and lumbar braces and belts.
Instead, healthcare professionals are advised to develop exercise programmes; help patients educate themselves on the options and self-care strategies; and provide psychological support, such as cognitive behavioural therapy.
6 December 2023 — Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants held inside detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, have been assaulted, sexually abused, beaten, killed and systematically deprived of the most basic humane conditions, including proper access to food, water, sanitation and medical care, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
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HUMAN WRONGS WATCH 