By Amnesty International
Reacting to the launch of criminal proceedings against exiled opposition figures and members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia – a leading umbrella initiative of Russia’s anti-war movement in exile – on terrorism-related charges Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “The criminal case against the Anti-War Committee is the […] The post Russia: Authorities escalate attacks on activists in exile with “terrorism” charges against Anti-War Committee appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Jin Minri leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, August 4, 2018. © 2018 Ng Han Guan/AP Photo (New York) – Chinese authorities on October 10-11, 2025, arrested nearly 30 pastors, preachers, and church members of the unofficial Zion Protestant Church in seven cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Zhejiang, Human Rights Watch said today. Among those arrested was the pastor and founder of the Zion church (錫安教会), Ezra Jin Mingri, 56, in Beihai city, Guangxi province.The Chinese government should immediately free the dozens…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Remy Rowhani © Private. (Beirut) – Qatari authorities have acquitted and released Remy Rowhani, chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in Qatar, after months of arbitrary detention based solely on his religious identity, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatar should immediately end discrimination against Baha’is and provide effective remedy for those affected.Qatar’s court of appeal reversed Rowhani’s baseless conviction on September 30, 2025, court documents reviewed by Human Rights Watch show. Rowhani was sentenced to five years…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The artwork "Non Violence" by artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd before the start of the United Nations Future Summit in New York, September 21, 2024. © 2024 Michael Kappeler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo A country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures total economic output, is central to how governments assess their economies. But this figure, when looked at in isolation, which is most often the case, incentivizes economic systems that value aggregate productivity, without reflecting environmental degradation, inequality or human rights.A new 14-member high-level…
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By Neal H. Hutchens, University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky
Jeffrey C. Sun, Professor of Higher Education and Law, University of Louisville
American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.
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By Tracy Smith-Carrier, Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Royal Roads University
Though Canada, on paper, is committed an adequate standard of living, it needs social and economic laws to become more enforceable.
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By François L'Italien, Professeur associé, sociologie, Université Laval
Our aging population, combined with increased life expectancy, pose a challenge to our pension schemes. Solutions exist to make them function better.
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By Nyasha Karimakwenda, Associate Research Scientist, Wellesley College
Sexual violence in marriages is a very real issue in South Africa, but remains shrouded in silence and denial. It’s a subject that Nyasha Karimakwenda has researched for many years in various forms, from traditional practices to court judgments. We asked her to outline the issues.
What is marital rape and why should we pay more attention to it?
Though marriage rates in southern Africa have decreased over the past decades, marriage is still considered to be an
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By Celestina Atom, Postgraduate Researcher and Part-time Lecturer in Politics and International Relations., Teesside University
Nigeria has a policy of de-radicalisation of former Boko Haram fighters, but overlooks the voices of soldiers who have to carry out the policy.
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By Antonio Navas, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
What makes some countries rich and others poor? Is there any action a country can take to improve living standards for its citizens? Economists have wondered about this for centuries. If the answer to the second question is yes, then the impact on people’s lives could be staggering.
This year’s Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (commonly known as the Nobel prize for economics) has gone to three researchers who have provided answers to these questions: Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt…
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