By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A German police officer takes a man to a deportation flight to Pakistan, February 25, 2025, Hesse, Germany. © 2025 Boris Roessler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo The European Union is forging ahead on its quest to increase deportations regardless of the consequences for people’s rights. On June 17, the European Parliament approved a Return Regulation that portends increased detention, forced removals, and externalization. Two days later, 19 EU states signed an open letter encouraging “full use of the new possibilities” of “return hubs.” The idea…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Moussa Tiangari, Niamey, Niger, June 2024. © 2024 Amnesty International 18 months ago, Niger’s military junta arrested and detained Moussa Tiangari, a prominent human rights defender in the country. Following an investigation, the United Nations is now calling for his release. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, an independent expert body that investigates cases of deprivation of liberty, found that Tiangari’s detention is arbitrary and violates international human rights law.In its opinion released on June 23, the UN working group called on…
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Friday, June 26, 2026
Aid agencies on Friday highlighted massive needs across Venezuela caused by a double earthquake disaster that has killed at least 235 people so far, with search and rescue for people trapped under the rubble still the top priority.
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By Syria Untold
The fall of Bashar al-Assad has not brought freedom for transgender women in Syria. Instead, threats, attacks, and legal persecution have intensified, leaving them increasingly vulnerable
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By Brandon May, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology, Department of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology; University of Portsmouth
Rebecca Milne, Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Portsmouth
Investigative interviewing – the process of obtaining accurate and complete accounts from victims, witnesses and suspects – is the lifeblood of the criminal justice system.
When a crime occurs, someone usually knows something. But the way a police interview is conducted doesn’t simply determine whether information is obtained. It shapes…
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By Carina Fearnley, Professor in Warnings and Science Communication, Director of the UCL Warning Research Centre, UCL
Rhiannon Hawkins, PhD Researcher, University of Glasgow
Imagine a global political summit that shapes the future of our planet where one of the most populated countries in the world does not have a voice? This may seem unlikely, but currently 1.3 billion disabled people (nearly the population of China) do not have formal representation at policy talks held by the UN’s climate change body.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) hosts negotiations to limit global greenhouse gas emissions and address climate…
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By Caroline Cauchi, Reader in Creative Writing, University of Hull
A supposedly unsinkable ship, an iceberg and a catastrophe that circulates through popular culture – the Titanic disaster is one of the most retold events in modern history. But familiarity comes at a cost. Repeated retellings tend to simplify what happened and reduce the real people involved to a basic story.
Retellings of the Titanic disaster often focus only on the sinking itself and forget what happened afterwards. Many lives were deeply affected by the disaster long after it ended, including people who were not even on the ship.
One such life is that of Helen Melville…
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By Kate Irving, Professor of Clinical Nursing, Dublin City University
Medicine may slow decline for some, but dementia care must also protect dignity, identity and story when speech begins to fade.
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By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
Hosting the FIFA World Cup games can prove a propaganda win for authoritarian nations. But the data suggests the tournament favors democracies.
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By Alex Brown, Associate Professor of Medieval History, Durham University
Everyone knows Robin Hood – but almost no one has heard of the medieval outlaws who may have inspired stories about him.
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