By Amnesty International
Responding to the news that parliamentarians loyal to former Senior General Min Aung Hlaing voted him in as the next president of Myanmar on 3 April, Amnesty International Myanmar Researcher Joe Freeman said: “If Min Aung Hlaing thinks that an official civilian title will shield him from prosecution for the many grave violations of international law that he is accused of overseeing as head of the military, that is […] The post Myanmar: Presidency must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from being held accountable appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People gather as Nigerian policemen arrive at the scene the morning after gunmen killed multiple people in an overnight attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria, March 30, 2026. © 2026 Reuters On the night of March 29, gunmen attacked the Angwan Rukuba community in Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing over 28 people and injuring many others, according to the state governor. The attack, which targeted a densely populated area, highlights persistent patterns of violence in northern Nigeria, where killings, kidnappings, and limited state protection…
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By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
It’s not unusual for presidents to select attorneys general who share their views and policy preferences. But Trump has gone far beyond what is usually done.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image International Special Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini (left) and former Central African Republic prime minister Mathieu Simplice Sarandji (right) at the inaugural session of the Special Criminal Court on October 22, 2018 that marked the official launch of the court's judicial activities. Photo courtesy of Special Criminal Court. The Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court announced the death of its first special prosecutor, Toussaint Muntazini, on March 25 after a long illness. His passing is a profound loss for victims of serious crimes.Muntazini,…
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By Andrew Barron, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Humans are creatures of rhythms. As far as we know, humans have always sung and always danced. We can recognise a song by its rhythm alone, regardless of whether it is played fast or slow.
We seem to have an almost effortless capacity to pick up on rhythmic patterns, and we have presumed this ability to require the very large and powerful human brain.
But our new research, published today in the journal Science, shows humans are not alone in mastering rhythm. Even the bumblebee, which has a brain the…
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By Luke Parry, Associate Professor of Palaeobiology, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Frankie Dunn, Senior Researcher of Natural History, Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford
Gaorong Li, China Scholarship Council Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford
Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonised almost all environments on Earth – from hostile hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to the skies across our continents.
But the planet was not always teeming with complex animal life. For the first 3.7 billion years after it originated, life was small, simple and largely confined to the oceans. This microbe-dominated world was a tumultuous place, with several major…
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By Henri Chevalier, PhD student at School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
Fuel shortages are rising worldwide, and some countries have started rationing fuel. Wartime rationing offers a model for managing scarcity more fairly.
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By Andrew Kolodny, Medical Director of Opioid Policy Research, Brandeis University
Proposals to ban or regulate kratom, a plant-based substance sold in gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops, are making headlines in local newspapers across the United States. But as lawmakers debate whether to regulate or ban kratom, public health problems associated with the drug continue to rise.
In late March 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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By Andrew Urbaczewski, Professor of Business Information and Analytics, University of Denver
In an era of billion-dollar TV deals and million-dollar payments to players, the tax code continues to treat university athletic departments as organizations that promote education and amateur sports.
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By Roxane Razavi, Visiting scholar in contemporary Middle Eastern history, Princeton University
Once a strong force after the Iranian Revolution, the office of the president slowly diminished over time as power centralized under the supreme leader.
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