By Michael Rehm, Associate Professor in Property, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Small-scale landlords are retreating as costs rise and confidence weakens. Their exit could disrupt credit flows – but also ease pressure in the housing market.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020. © 2020 OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft law on April 24 to create a 100,000-strong military reserve by the end of 2026. Defense Minister Célestin Simporé framed the move as a way to rapidly mobilize citizens to respond to security threats and “embed Patriotic Defense within a logic of citizen participation.”On face value, adding tens of thousands of soldiers would appear to bolster…
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By Laura
In the AI race, much of Sub-Saharan Africa faces computer power outages several times a day and internet that costs over a quarter of a monthly salary, hindering AI access.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the vote in the European Parliament on a report calling once again for an EU-wide consent-based definition of rape, Dinushika Dissanayake Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe said: “Amnesty International welcomes today’s report from the European Parliament which makes another unequivocal call for an EU-wide consent-based definition of rape. “At a time […] The post EU: Urgent call for “only yes means yes” EU-wide rape law following European Parliament vote appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sofie Abildgaard Jacobsen, PhD Candidate in the Department of Clinical Medicine - Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University
Global figures estimate that around one in six women will experience sexual assault during their lifetime. These figures are not only high but also extremely concerning, given that sexual assault is a deeply traumatic experience for someone to go through.
The psychological consequences of sexual assault,…
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By Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, PhD Candidate in European Studies, Lund University
The EU formally unblocked a €90 billion (£78 billion) loan for Ukraine on April 23 after Hungary and Slovakia dropped their opposition. This move came over a week after defeat in parliamentary elections brought the 16-year tenure of Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, to an end. He will be replaced by Péter Magyar of the pro-Europe Tisza party.
But at a summit simultaneously taking place in Cyprus, EU leaders
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By Navjot Gill-Chawla, Doctoral Candidate, Aging, Health and Well-being, University of Waterloo
Cinema has helped normalize caregiving as a moral, non-negotiable family duty. But in diasporas, these inherited expectations are often too difficult to sustain.
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By Jess Whitley, Professor of Inclusive Education, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
David Smith, Professor of Counselling Psychology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Maria Rogers, Canada Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Well-being, Carleton University
Natasha McBrearty, PhD student, Population Health, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Systemic barriers, mental-health issues and insufficient school supports for students with disabilities are among the factors that affect absenteeism rates.
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By Carlos Abrahams, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Assessment - Director of Ecoacoustics, Nottingham Trent University
Each May, nature lovers get out of bed early to experience the seasonal wonder of birds singing, as the sun rises above the horizon to take part in International Dawn Chorus Day.
In Europe you may hear blackbirds, chiffchaffs and nightingales. In the US, cardinals, chickadees and blue jays. In East Africa, morning thrush, hornbills and wood doves. Each with their own song.
There is no single dawn chorus, but the harmonies of hundreds of bird…
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By Oyenike Balogun, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bentley University
In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s 77%. This dwarfs rates in other regions of the world.
The health consequences are not trivial. Over-the-counter skin lightening creams and pills have been linked to severe skin discoloration,…
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