By Sophie King-Hill, Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
As the UK government launches its violence against women and girls strategy, the situation it is seeking to remedy makes for hard reading.
One in eight women in England and Wales experienced sexual assault, domestic abuse or stalking…
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By Amnesty International
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), across a vast swathe of mountainous terrain, a conflict is raging that the world has forgotten. The Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State-linked armed group commonly called the ADF, are abducting and killing civilians with alarming frequency, and abusing women and girls as sexual slaves in North […] The post “Tell everyone we are being massacred”: overlooked war crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
My family and I have always been reindeer herders. It’s an integral part of the Sami culture. We see the value of nature and we make an income from it. We’re proud of who we are and what we do. I grew up in a in a small place called Tana, where there were just […] The post Ellinor: “While I still have power to fight for Indigenous rights in Norway, I will” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image US President Donald Trump shows a signed executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction' during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, December 15, 2025. © 2025 Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters A new executive order seeking to designate “illicit fentanyl” a “weapon of mass destruction” could open the door to a dangerous expansion of militarized law enforcement and abusive military action.The December 15 order directs the defense secretary and attorney general to “determine whether…
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By Kelly Yu
Ten migrant domestic workers died protecting their employers in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades, but survivors face job loss and deportation as they are still in grief.
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By Amnesty International
“When I arrived in Vindoulou, I quickly realized the danger we were in. The air was unbreathable! Black dust and fumes were spreading and invading our homes. Sometimes, when we went out, we couldn’t even see our nearest neighbour. The plant staff discharged oil and wastewater in front of our houses. Metal debris from the […] The post “The most important thing is people’s health. I fight to save lives” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia will see the biggest gun buyback since the 1990s, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a national scheme on Friday.
Under the plan, similar to the 1996 one introduced by John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre, the states and territories will be responsible for collecting, processing and paying individuals for the firearms surrendered. The Australian Federal Police will be responsible for their destruction.
The cost of the scheme will be shared on a 50-50 basis.
Speaking after cabinet’s national security committee had met for the sixth…
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
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Volodymyr Zelensky says there will almost certainly be no ceasefire in Ukraine before Christmas. This means the war is more than likely to stretch on into a fifth year to the dismay of everyone – barring, perhaps Vladimir Putin, for whom the war seems to be a means to a number…
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By Paul Onanuga, Lecturer, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.
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By Guest Contributor
Non-compliance with Technical Minimum Power, causing a greater injection of fossil-fuel-generated energy into the grid, violates Dominican legislation and hinders climate commitments, especially when renewable energy companies’ production remains restricted.
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