website de știri și informații
Thalidomide’s dark legacy dates back to 1957, when it was first marketed. RT speaks to survivors determined to bring its maker to justice “Look what happened last time I took a tablet.” Those devastating words broke the heart of Trish Jackson, as her 94-year-old mother steadfastly refused to take medication in her nursing home. Now […]
New outbreaks may be caused by the virus hiding in the brain and reactivating in treated patients, researchers warn One of the deadliest infectious diseases on the planet, which is caused by Ebola virus (EBOV), may relapse, researchers have warned. A study, published on Wednesday and dubbed “groundbreaking” by the scientific community, has found that […]
Mass murder and convicted terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has been sending letters containing excerpts from his manifesto to survivors of his attacks and their relatives, according to Norwegian state media. In a report on Sunday, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) revealed that members of the ‘Support Group’ – an organization supporting the survivors and relatives […]
Six indigenous Greenlanders have demanded compensation from the Danish government over a failed social experiment in the 1950s which saw them separated from their families and educated in Europe. Speaking on Monday, Mads Pramming, a lawyer for the Inuits, said he would file a lawsuit against the Danish government for their colonial-era experiment unless he […]
The French Catholic Church must move beyond apologies and admissions of guilt to truly protect children and compensate victims, sexual abuse survivors told RT. On Friday, the influential Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) recognized that the Church bore “institutional responsibility” for scores of child abuse cases within its ranks. The statement came a month after […]
The mayor of Brisbane, Australia has called for a ban on Nazi symbols after a flag with a swastika on it was spotted flying next door to a synagogue just days before the anniversary of the Nazi-era Kristallnacht programs. The Nazi flag was flown from a window of the neighboring UniLodge student housing complex downtown. The […]
A group who survived a mass canola oil poisoning 40 years ago have been removed by police after occupying Madrid’s El Prado museum, having threatened to end their lives if the government ignores calls to help the victims. Protesters had occupied the Madrid museum, stating that in “six hours” they would “start ingesting the pills” if […]
Germany has agreed to further compensate around 6,500 Holocaust survivors who suffered under the Nazi regime, including those who experienced the World War II siege of Leningrad and other groups impacted across Europe. On Wednesday, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany said that three groups of survivors would now be eligible to receive […]