By Amnesty International
The armed conflict between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is one of the longest running in modern history. It’s also open to various interpretations, stories and misinformation. Learning more about the roots causes of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel is important to help us prevent future violations and for the […] The post Understanding the Long Roots of Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Haitians forced to flee their homes amid spiraling criminal violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 9, 2024. © 2024 Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images (Washington, DC, March 28, 2024) – United Nations Security Council members should address the deteriorating situation in Haiti by keeping their promise to the Haitian people and urgently acting to restore basic security, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. Human Rights Watch recommended six key measures to allow for democratic governance, human rights protections, and access to essential…
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By Zita Zage
"... [O]ur society doesn’t support skateboarding. It is seen as a sport practiced by ill-mannered boys, and so it was hard for a young girl like me to go against them.”
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By Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics and Government, Texas A&M University
Kaleb Girma Abreha, Assistant Research Scientist, Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, Texas A&M University
Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
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By Michael J. Chajes, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
A bridge engineering expert discusses the costs and limitations of building structures to withstand extreme events – and what it takes to prepare the next generation of civil engineers.
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By H. James Gilmore, Visiting Filmmaker, Flagler College
Tracy Halcomb, Professor of Communication, Flagler College
Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Sara Harmouch, PhD Candidate, School of Public Affairs, American University
A spate of terror operations carried out by the Islamic State group affiliate has raised concerns over a potential attack on US soil.
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By Vinita Srivastava, Host + Producer, Don't Call Me Resilient
Ateqah Khaki, Associate Producer, Don't Call Me Resilient
For centuries, colonial powers have used starvation as a tool to control Indigenous populations and take over their land and wealth. A look back at two historic examples on two different continents.
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By Wendy Smidt, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Global Institute for Teacher Education Society (GITES), Faculty of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Zayd Waghid, Associate professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Making films meets many needs of young people by combining the learning of soft skills, computer literacy and artistic expression.
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By Steven Mathetsa, Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa’s national electricity plan is being finalised. A scientist argues that an energy mix of nuclear, clean coal, renewable energy and gas is urgently needed to end 15 years of power cuts.
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