By Amnesty International
Algerian authorities must clarify the legal basis for the forced return of former parliamentarian and government critic Seifeddine Makhlouf to Tunisia on 18 January, despite the fact that he was a registered asylum seeker with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Amnesty International said today. This return amounts to refoulement, a violation under international law. The Algerian authorities should ensure that procedural safeguards are put in place […] The post Algeria/Tunisia: Forced return of asylum seeker and political dissident a violation of international law appeared first on Amnesty International.…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A simulation of Bhutan’s proposed Gelephu Mindfulness City, announced by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on December 17, 2023. © 2023 Bjarke Ingels Group/BRICK VISUAL/Cover Images via Reuters As Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay tours Europe this week seeking investments in the “Gelephu Mindfulness City” mega-project, European leaders should urge him to release the 30 remaining political prisoners from his country’s notorious jails.The 30 men have been held in cruel conditions for decades, after convictions for “treason” following unfair trials that included…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Displaced people from Darfur, who are now sheltering in El-Afadh camp, Al Dabbah, Sudan, November 13, 2025. © 2025 Marwan Ali/AP Photo On January 19, International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the United NationsSecurity Council on her office’s ongoing investigation in Darfur, Sudan.Deputy Prosecutor Khan had to attend the briefing remotely after not being granted a visa to brief the Council in person in New York City. That decision came in the wake of the Trump administration’s sanctions imposed against a…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Plaintiffs hold a banner with their supporters in front of the Tokyo District Court when they filed a lawsuit against North Korea over the “Paradise on Earth” campaign in 2018. © 2018 Kanae Doi/Human Rights Watch In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable for grave human rights violations against Koreans and Japanese citizens lured to North Korea through its “Paradise on Earth” campaign, ordering it to pay 22 million yen (US$142 thousand) to each plaintiff. Eiko Kawasaki, now 83, and three others filed the lawsuit…
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By Laura
African women’s wardrobes are diverse. Quite mixed, African fashion is sometimes traditional, sometimes Western, and sometimes a combination. It is unclassifiable when using a Western frame of reference.
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By Amnesty International
Aviation fuel used by the Myanmar military to launch deadly air strikes on civilians continues to enter the country via a murky supply chain that has “gone rogue” five years after the junta seized power, a new investigation by Amnesty International has found. Amnesty’s analysis of trade, shipping, satellite and port authority data indicates that […] The post Myanmar: Jet fuel used in deadly air strikes flowing in on ‘ghost ships’ with suspected links to Iran appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, Deakin University
Andrew Singleton, Professor of Sociology and Social Research, Deakin University
Joanna Cruickshank, Associate Professor in History, Deakin University
While the split between those who want to change the date and those who want to keep it has not changed, those who oppose feel more strongly about it than ever.
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By Angela Woollacott, Distinguished Professor Emerita, History, Australian National University
These ten change-makers, including Jessie Street and Charles Perkins, are just some of the key Australians who prodded the country to question its thinking on race.
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By Sandra van der Laan, Professor of Accounting, University of Sydney
Lee Moerman, Honorary Professor of Accounting, University of Wollongong
All of us, sooner or later, will need to make a decision about the final resting place for ourselves or a loved one.
But the usual options offered by most funeral homes – burial or cremation – come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and pollution.
Some religions have clear rules around how a body should be laid to rest, but if you’ve got a broader set of options – and you can afford it – what are the alternatives to mainstream burial and cremation methods?
The burial problem
Burial is increasingly…
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By Wendy Scaife, Adjunct Associate Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology
Few people globally have influenced business, sport, the environment and philanthropy like Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard.
Chouinard’s inventive approach across these spheres makes the recent biography Dirtbag Billionaire by The New York Times journalist David Gelles an intriguing read.
Review: Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away – David Gelles (Text Publishing)
The anti-authoritarian entrepreneur started out making basic rock-climbing equipment. He then built a business reputation…
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