By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A railway bridge damaged by heavy floods near the Benguela station in Angola, April 23, 2026. © 2026 Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images (Johannesburg) – Angolan authorities should carry out an independent and credible investigation into the Cavaco River dike collapse and ensure that internally displaced communities receive immediate, adequate, and transparent assistance, Human Rights Watch said today.Official figures indicate that heavy rainfall and the collapse of the Cavaco River dike on April 12, 2026, triggered devastating floods in Angola’s western Benguela…
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Monday, May 11, 2026
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday praised Mongolia’s recent human rights progress during a visit to the country, which recently adopted the region’s first law protecting human rights defenders.
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By Amnesty International
Israel’s unlawful and wanton destruction of civilian high-rise buildings continues to have devastating consequences for displaced Palestinian families in the occupied Gaza Strip, where reconstruction remains a distant dream amid ongoing genocide and air strikes despite the October 2025 so-called ceasefire, said Amnesty International today. To illustrate the gravity of the wanton destruction that Israeli […] The post Israel/OPT: Israel’s systematic destruction of high-rise buildings must be investigated as war crimes of wanton destruction and collective punishment appeared first on Amnesty…
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By Lisa Meehan, Director NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
Cristóbal Castro Barrientos, PhD Candidate, NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
The government’s scrapping of the fees-free scheme saves money but doesn’t solve deeper inequalities that shape who enrols in tertiary education in the first place.
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By Rhys Parry, Research Fellow, Virology, The University of Queensland
For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who disembarked, 575 had COVID. The virus then spread to the community.
So it’s understandable people are concerned that passengers from the MV…
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By George Mihaylov, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Adelaide University
No, this isn’t another lecture on quitting takeaway coffee or cancelling all your subscriptions. Here’s where to start finding bigger savings.
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By Claire B. Wofford, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
Jordan Ragusa, Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Charleston
The Supreme Court has barred considering race when crafting legislative districts. But race could remain embedded in political gerrymandering, despite vehement claims to the contrary.
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By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney
In humans, social complexity usually involves clear governance hierarchies, with leaders and middle managers directing our activities. But ants don’t work that way.
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By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
Taking regular breaks from technology seems like a good idea. A digital wellbeing expert explains if that’s backed by science.
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Drones caused more than 80 per cent of civilian deaths in Sudan’s war during the first four months of 2026, killing at least 880 people, the UN human rights chief said on Monday, warning that escalating drone warfare could push the conflict into an even deadlier phase.
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