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HUMAN RIGHTS

Taxpayer-Funded Secrecy: How Agencies Stonewall FOIA Requests

From CIA fudge recipes to $2 million invoices for requests, public officials are making a mockery of transparency laws—often at the public’s expense.

DRUGS

Global Experts Advocate Prevention at Annual UN Drug Policy Summit

From cancer risks to crime waves, experts detailed the real costs of cannabis, calling on governments to act before a generation is lost.

MENTAL HEALTH

Study Shreds Claims Behind Psychiatry’s Push for LSD

Funded by a drug company, the study hoped to prove the “benefits” of dropping acid. Instead, once again, psychiatry’s dangerous miracle cures fizzle under scrutiny.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Bill to Shield Lawmakers from Transparency Advances in West Virginia

West Virginia legislators are moving to exempt themselves from FOIA. If passed, the bill would end public accountability in the Mountain State.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Japanese Court Defies Its Own Constitution, Orders Dissolution of Unification Church

A Tokyo court’s ruling to dissolve the Unification Church has ignited a global debate over religious freedom. Critics warn it sets a dangerous precedent for all faiths.

DRUGS

Study: Hallucinogen Users Face a 160% Higher Risk of Death

A Canadian study finds those who seek medical care at a hospital after using hallucinogens nearly three times more likely to die within five years than the general population.

MENTAL HEALTH

New Study Finds ADHD Drugs Are Causing Rampant Addiction as Prescriptions Soar

A new study reveals that nearly 1 in 10 adults prescribed ADHD drugs are addicted—many without ever “misusing” them—in an epidemic the psychiatric industry fuels for profit.

MENTAL HEALTH

NY Legislature Blocks Governor’s Involuntary Commitment Plan

Governor Kathy Hochul wanted to gut protections and expand psychiatric human rights abuse. New York lawmakers said no.

MENTAL HEALTH

Sexual Assault, Violence, Death, Neglect—Santa Rosa Psychiatric Abuse Thrives Unchecked

A San Francisco Chronicle investigation reveals systemic failures at Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare, where abuse, neglect and underreporting persist without consequence. 

HUMAN RIGHTS

Quebec Moves to Expand Ban on Religious Symbols in Schools, Threatening Religious Freedom

Quebec is taking religious intolerance to new levels—pushing to expand its ban on religious symbols from teachers to students and even parents picking up their kids at school.

HUMAN RIGHTS

More Than 40 Allege “Horrific” Abuse, Including Rape, at Detroit Acadia Healthcare Facility

The reports come in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit filed by three women against a former supervisor. It’s “uniquely egregious” alleged behavior at the Detroit Behavioral Institute.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Exemptions Gut Florida FOI Laws—A Constant Assault on Government Transparency

Legislators have passed over 1,100 exemptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law. From Dale Earnhardt’s 2001 autopsy to the governor’s travel plans, the public are left in the dark.