Women, Girls Equal Partners in HIV Responses, Says Activist

Tendayi Westerhof was one of the first celebrities in Zimbabwe to disclose their HIV-positive status. BRATISLAVA, Feb 14 2024 (IPS) – UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, recently made an impassioned call for governments to support women and girls from marginalized…

Civil Society Scores LGBTQI+ Rights Victory in Dominica

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 6 2024 (IPS) – On 22 April, Dominica’s High Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act that criminalised consensual same-sex relations, finding them unconstitutional. This made Dominica the sixth country in the Commonwealth…

Is Artificial Intelligence The Way Forward or Backward?

Credit: Oritro Karim NEW YORK, Jul 12 2024 (IPS) – Contrary to popular belief, artificial intelligence has been a cornerstone of technological progress for much longer than the past few years. Computer scientist Alan Turing brought forth the concept of…