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What is gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where a person or group makes someone...
Motivating factors of hate crimes
What motivates someone to engage in this type of hate-filled violence? The reasons...
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
The United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed...
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day February 4 is a global observance that helps raise people’s awareness...
Clues to recognizing child abuse
Abuse or neglect rarely occurs in clear, simple, and specific terms. Abuse or neglect...
The cycle of child abuse: When victims become offenders
Without significant outside influences, the child is likely to become an adult who...
Ways to support victim of sexual assault
Sexual assault can come in many different forms. But the emotional toll it takes...
International Albinism Awareness Day
Albinism is a genetic condition resulting in little or no pigmentation in the skin,...
World Down Syndrome Day March 21
World Down Syndrome Day helps educate the public on what Down Syndrome is and how...
Types of Homophobes
Various types of homophobia have been identified and labeled as researchers seek...
1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol
Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror....
Tips for Dealing With Emotional Abuse
If you’re being mentally and emotionally abused, trust your instincts. Know that...
World Habitat Day - 5 October
The United Nations’ (UN) World Habitat Day is annually celebrated on the first Monday...
Why do we celebrate International Day for Tolerance?
The International Day for Tolerance is marked every year on 16 November in order...
2021 - International Year for the Elimination of Child...
In July 2019, the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021...
World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day aims to increase people's awareness about people, especially...