By Anthony Macris, Professor of Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney
‘If the book we are reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for?’
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Supreme Court of the Maldives in Male, February 7, 2018. © 2018 Kyodo via AP Photo (Bangkok) – The Maldives government should immediately reinstate three Supreme Court justices who were improperly suspended and cease other efforts to undermine judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today. The three justices had until April 24, 2025, to respond to a Maldives Judicial Service Commission report recommending their dismissal.On February 26, the Judicial Service Commission suspended the justices Dr. Azmiralda Zahir, Mahaz Ali Zahir, and Husnu Al Suood,…
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By Kelley Lee, Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance; Scientific Co-Director, Bridge Research Consortium, Simon Fraser University
Ève Dubé, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Scientific Co-Director of the Bridge Research Consortium, Université Laval
Janice E. Graham, Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Dalhousie University
Noni MacDonald, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
Vaccines have saved more than 154 million lives worldwide over the past 50 years. World Immunization Week is a timely reminder of important ongoing work on vaccines in Canada.
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.
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By Amnesty International
In light of the measures announced on 6 April by the government of Luis Abinader on migration, and in particular the protocol for the access of migrants to public health services in the Dominican Republic, Amnesty International stated: “President Luis Abinader must opt for measures that strengthen the health system. Implementing a system that exposes […] The post Dominican Republic: Health protocol reinforces racism in migration policies appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Ruolz Ariste, Adjunct Professor, Industrial Relations, Université du Québec en Outaouais, and Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
With limited resources and budget constraints, how can policymakers to improve primary care access: Paying doctors more, or increasing their numbers?
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By Daniel Hall, Professor of Justice and Community Studies & Political Science, Miami University
President Donald Trump has said that free speech matters to him. But his record during his second presidential term doesn’t show that commitment.
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By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
“The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.” These aren’t the words of a radical sociologist or rogue climate scientist. They aren’t the words of a Conversation editor either. Nor are these:
“A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged.”
These are in fact quotes from Pope Francis, who died last weekend.
This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage comes from our
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By Jul Parke, PhD Candidate in Media, Technology & Culture, University of Toronto
As digital replicas of real people become more common in image-based industries like fashion, urgent questions are emerging about the future of work in the cultural economy.
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By Jacques Wels, Principal Investigator, Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing, UCL
Natasia Hamarat, PhD Candidate, Sociology of Health and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since mid-2002, and in the past two decades, the number of reported cases has risen sharply. In 2003, only 236 cases were recorded, but by 2023, this had increased to 3,423. This means that euthanasia now accounts for around 3%…
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