By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Aimable Karasira. © Private (Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should conduct an effective, independent, and transparent investigation into the death in custody of Aimable Karasira, a Rwandan academic and outspoken government critic, on the day he was set to be released from prison, Human Rights Watch said today.Karasira’s prosecution and imprisonment are emblematic of Rwanda’s crackdown on dissent and free expression. His death adds to the list of disappearances and suspicious deaths of perceived critics and government opponents, and the authorities’ failure to deliver…
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By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University
After multiple attempts to leave Syria, four ISIS-linked women (often referred to as “ISIS brides”) and nine children have arrived back in Australia.
The government has long promised that if these women, who are Australian citizens and have Australia passports, came back, they would face criminal prosecution.
Now the Australian Federal Police has done just that. Two women who landed in Melbourne…
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By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation
Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
One Nation is polling at levels it hasn’t seen in 25 years. Is this surge a protest or a realignment? And what, if anything, comes after Hanson herself?
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By Myfanwy Graham, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholar and Fulbright Alumna in Public Health Policy, Monash University
Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
Anxiety, psychosis and paranoia are among adverse events people are reporting after using higher-strength medicinal cannabis, according to a new study.
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By Ciara Smart, Staff member, History and Classics, University of Tasmania
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap recently released their latest album, called “Fenian”.
A proud reclamation of a painful derogatory slur, Fenian is a word that connects Irish people to a history in which they were sometimes seen as less than human.
A title packed with meaning
The word originally comes from “Fianna”, which…
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By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
In the Strait of Gibraltar – a famous marine road connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic – lives a critically endangered sub-population of a few hundred long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas).
Despite their name, these dark and blubbery marine mammals aren’t technically whales – they’re large oceanic dolphins which are believed to have a navigator…
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By Steve Urlich, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Alex Williamson, Postgraduate Student, Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand
An analysis shows forestry clear-cutting limits in Tairāwhiti have barely been applied, as new rules take a more permissive stance on slash risk.
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By Guilherme Casarões, Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
Bilateral meeting between both presidents sent a clear signal to Lula’s domestic audience: the relationship with Washington is not broken, and it does not require a Bolsonaro to fix it.
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By Dr Thomas West, Lecturer in Physiotherapy/Research Fellow, La Trobe University
Adam Culvenor, Senior Research Fellow in Sport and Exercise Medicine, La Trobe University
Marc-Olivier Dubé, Physiothérapeute, Chercheur postdoctoral en réadaptation, Université Laval
If you’ve ever watched a game of Australian rules football, rugby league or basketball, you’ve probably seen it happen: a player lands awkwardly, grabs their knee, and doesn’t get back up.
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common and feared knee injuries in sport.
Every year, thousands of Australians rupture their ACL.
The ACL is a strong band of tissue that…
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By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
Xochitl de la Piedad Garcia, Associate Professor, Psychology
Often presented as a way to deal with narcissistic, abusive or toxic behaviour, the technique is straightforward: make yourself as uninteresting as a grey rock.
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