By Amnesty International
Responding to today’s appeal decision overturning the murder conviction of a woman who had a later abortion while reducing the sentences of medical staff, Amnesty International Korea’s Executive Director HeeKyoung Cho said: “While we welcome the court’s decision to acquit the woman who sought abortion, the court’s decision to uphold the convictions of medical staff […] The post South Korea: Appeal decision for abortion case exposes legal vacuum appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Ghanaian authorities have failed in their duty to protect hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations by delaying passing the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, said Amnesty International, six years after Akua Denteh was beaten to death, triggering outrage nationwide. On 23 July 2020, 90-year-old Akua Denteh, accused of being a witch, was lynched to death in front […] The post Ghana: Still no law criminalizing witchcraft accusations six years after Akua Denteh’s fatal lynching appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the charges brought against detained Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) journalist MacPherson Mukuka, reportedly related to the violation of Section 10 of Zambia’s 2025 Cyber Crimes Act, which prohibits recording a private conversation without prior notice and posting it on social media, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director said: “MacPherson Mukuka’s arrest raises […] The post Zambia: Authorities must free journalist arrested over social media posts appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Labor National Conference kicked off in Adelaide, with much fanfare and unity but without some of the tougher debates of old.
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By Amnesty International
Following the arrival in the United States of Afro-Cuban visual artist and prisoner of conscience Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, after nearly five years of unjust imprisonment in Cuba, Amnesty International said: “Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s arrival in the United States brings an end to years of unjust imprisonment and underscores the harm caused by the […] The post Cuba: Exile of Afro-Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara underscores years of injustice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Vanessa Pirotta, Whale Scientist and Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a large sunfish carcass in its mouth.
Seconds later, it releases its prey, right in the path of another adult orca that’s torpedoing up from the depths. The sunfish explodes into thousands of pieces on impact. A younger member of the pod that’s watching on then moves in to feed.
Tourists in the Gulf of California captured this event on camera in July 2024. They captured a similar event…
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By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
The Reserve Bank will be closely watching these job trends, along with upcoming inflation data, ahead of its August rate announcement.
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By Katie Irvine, TERN Surveillance Communication Lead, Adelaide University
Ben Sparrow, Associate Professor and Director - TERN Ecosystem Surveillance, Adelaide University
How healthy are Australia’s ecosystems? To answer that, scientists need data. But Australia is huge – and the number of professional scientists is limited. That’s where citizen science can help.
Every winter, thousands of grey nomads take to the roads and head north. Families return to familiar campgrounds for school holidays. Bushwalkers move through forests and along coastlines. School students catch invertebrates in rivers to learn about waterway health.
Each of these groups – and many more – can collect data vital to conservation efforts. When a citizen scientist uploads…
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By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
Critics claim the groundbreaking treaty, which turns 75 this month, is no longer fit for purpose. Without it, however, there would be chaos.
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By Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Adelaide University
Lauren Cortis, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide University
Two pharmacy experts explain why you may actually find more relief from what’s in your kitchen cupboard than on pharmacy shelves.
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