By Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Supervised consumption sites have real shortcomings. But the government’s case for closing them relies on a narrow definition of success and abandons the people the sites were designed to reach.
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By Amnesty International
Israeli authorities must urgently repeal legislative amendments expanding Israel’s use of the death penalty, adopted today with a majority of 62 Knesset members, said Amnesty international. “Today, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, adopted the first in what threatens to be a series of laws facilitating the use of the death penalty, in a public display of […] The post Israel/OPT: Newly adopted death penalty law must be repealed appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A woman looks out from her destroyed apartment in the Shahrak-e Gharb neighborhood of Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2026. © 2026 Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Letter to Ambassador Waltz-30 March 2026.pdf Letter to Secretary Hegseth - 30 March 2026 (Washington, DC) – Top officials from the United States, Iran, and Israel should stop using rhetoric that shows dangerous disregard for international humanitarian law in the ongoing Middle East conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in four letters to officials of the three countries. Letter…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Formerly enslaved people sit at Foller's House in Cumberland Landing, Virginia, US, circa 1850. © 1850 Fotosearch/Getty Images Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution, introduced by Ghana, on March 25 that seeks to advance reparatory justice for the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialized chattel enslavement of Africans.African, Caribbean, and Latin American states delivered powerful speeches at this year’s observance.…
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Monday, March 30, 2026
Further attacks have been reported across the Middle East as the war enters a second month, with two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Southern Lebanon on Monday, following the death of a fellow ‘blue helmet’ a day earlier. On the diplomatic front, the UN has announced a taskforce to restore the flow of fertilizer and aid through the Strait of Hormuz, while the UN's atomic watchdog confirms an attack on a heavy water facility at Khondab in Iran. Stay with us for live updates on this and UN agencies. App users can follow coverage here.
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By Katy Tapper, Professor of Psychology, City St George's, University of London
Christian Reynolds, Reader in Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
Around 40 to 50 times more energy goes into producing, transporting and selling food than can be recovered from recycling it.
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By Taylor McKee, Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
Michael Van Bussel, Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Brock University
A proposed change to football’s offside rule will be tested in Canada from 2026, as FIFA looks for ways to reduce controversy in the VAR (video assistant referee) era.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Legislators attend a session of Mexico City’s Congress on April 24, 2007. © 2007 ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images (Mexico City) – A draft bill to establish a care system in Mexico City risks undermining the rights of people with disabilities and older people due to structural shortcomings and a restrictive budget provision, Human Rights Watch said today.The bill has been framed as an effort to align Mexico City with international human rights law, including the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. While the current proposal recognizes care as…
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By Maya Mueller, Ph.D. Candidate in Architectural Engineering, Drexel University
Isaac Quaye, Ph.D. Student in Geography, Environment and Urban Studies, Temple University
What does gentrification in Philadelphia look like?
“High-rise, modern apartment buildings.”
“(A) modern look that’s so out of place with our traditional row homes that have been here for a hundred years.”
“Six- to seven-floor high-rises with garages in the basement. They charge an extra $200 to park.”
“Gray, industrial looking.”
“The houses are ugly as heck. No architectural style. They’re probably two-bedroom, some probably one. And they usually put a deck up. It’s not geared for kids or families. A lot of steps.”
These are…
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By Zachary Slepian, Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of Florida
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Are multiverses real? If so, what do they look like? How do you get there without disturbing time? – Emily, age 9, Pune, Maharashtra, India
The idea of a…
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