Friday, May 3rd 2024
When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, daily clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli settlers and Israeli forces led to spiraling violence and death. In response, the Human Rights Council set up a top panel of independent rights experts to investigate reports of violations of international law.
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By Natalie Kouri-Towe, Associate Professor, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University
Sara Matthews, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
How university campuses respond to concerns about student safety can set the stage for learning or encourage its opposite: divisiveness and censorship.
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By Amnesty International
El Salvador’s human rights situation has deteriorated alarmingly over the last five years, especially in the area of civil and political rights. Against this backdrop and in response to the recent amendment of article 248 of the country’s Constitution, a change that limits people’s right to participate in future constitutional reform processes, Ana Piquer, Americas […] The post El Salvador: Constitution “à la carte” could deepen human rights crisis in coming years appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image François Bozizé, former president of the Central African Republic, during the first anniversary of the CAR Peace Agreement at the Palais de la Renaissance, in Bangui, CAR, on February 6, 2020. © 2020 Photo by Gaël Grilhot / AFP via Getty Images Earlier this week, the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic issued an arrest warrant for former president François Bozizé. He is charged with crimes against humanity allegedly committed between February 2009 and March 23, 2013, by the Presidential Guard and other security services at the Bossembelé military…
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By Natacha Danon
Highlighting the myriad challenges confronting Palestinian journalists under Israeli occupation, now ranking sixth globally for jailed journalists, alongside Iran. These challenges encompass violence, movement restrictions, and psychological strain.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Some regional statements on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day stayed on the climate crisis theme, while others focused on the crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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By Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Professor titular, Campus Floresta, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)
A snake bite in a remote area of the Amazon can literally be a matter of life and death. Amazon+10 Initiative study collects snakes to improve the serums available in the region
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By Alper Kara, Professor of Banking and Finance, Brunel University London
The UK banking regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), finds itself in a public row with the government and many City grandees over its proposals to name and shame firms that are being investigated for breaking financial rules. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has called on the FCA to scrap its plans, putting the regulator in the uncomfortable position of having to either climb down or double down.
We asked Professor Alper Kara, a banking specialist at Brunel University, to explain…
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By Or Graur, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth
What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? All cultures ascribed special meaning to the Sun and the Moon, but what about the pearly band of light and shadow we call the Milky Way?
My recent study showed an intriguing link between an Egyptian goddess and the Milky Way.
Slowly, scholars are putting together a picture of Egyptian astronomy. The god Sah has been linked to stars in the Orion constellation, while the goddess Sopdet has been linked to the star Sirius.…
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By Richard Machin, Senior Lecturer, Social Work and Health, Nottingham Trent University
The UK government is proposing major changes to the benefits system, in response to the increase in people claiming benefits for disability and ill health. The proposals, which will be consulted on in the coming months, focus mainly on replacing the personal independence payment (Pip).
Pip is a working-age benefit to help disabled people with the additional…
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