By Anne C. Witt, Professor of Law, Augmented Law Institute, EDHEC Business School
Google’s antitrust worries are piling up in the US and in Europe. But the Trump administration isn’t pleased with EU regulatory efforts.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Dutton was asked if he was willing to be the bank of mum and dad to his son who’s struggling to buy a house, and Albanese’s frosty encounter with Tanya Plibersek.
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By Pamela Ephraim
Media Rights Agenda (MRA), stated that the ban was a “clear attempt to stifle artistic expression and silence dissenting voices, both of which are fundamental elements of a democratic society.”
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas (L) and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at a press conference following their meeting in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, March 24, 2025. © 2025 Nasser Nasser/AP Photo (Brussels, April 14, 2025) – European Union High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU foreign ministers should focus on the protection of Palestinians’ rights during the high-level dialogue with the Palestinian Authority (PA) on April 14, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.In recent months, the PA has escalated its repression of dissent,…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019. © 2019 Magali Girardin/Keystone via AP (Geneva, April 14, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel mines at a critical time, Human Rights Watch said today. The council Resolution 58/22 on “the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights” was adopted…
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By Amnesty International
The Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect and fulfil the human rights of hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks that forced them to flee their communities fearing for their lives, said Amnesty International in a new report. “Branded for life: How witchcraft accusations lead to human rights violations of hundreds of women […] The post Ghana: Hundreds accused of witchcraft urgently need protection and reparation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Karin Hammarberg, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
News that a woman who received IVF treatment in Brisbane gave birth to another patient’s baby due to an embryo mix-up raises many questions.
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By Filip Noubel
“But it is not true that suddenly all these people with alternative opinions disappeared from China or no longer work,” says China historian Ian Johnson.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Médécins Sans Frontières rescue crew help a man on board following a rescue in the central Mediterranean Sea, September 20, 2024. © 2024 Mohamad Cheblak/MSF (Brussels, April 14, 2025) – Frontex, the European Union’s Border and Coast Guard agency, should ensure that its aerial surveillance capacity is used to save lives at sea, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization met with Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens on April 2, 2025, to deliver an EU-wide petition calling on the agency to take concrete steps that would enable more timely rescues…
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By Amnesty International
A Cycle of Fear and Abandonment These women are not alone. Hundreds more live in Ghana’s camps, their stories echoing the same themes: betrayal, violence, and systemic neglect. Many are elderly, disabled, or widowed—easy targets in communities where poverty and superstition collide. Yet, amid the suffering, there are glimmers of hope. Some women, like Mariama*, […] The post Ghana: Branded for Life appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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