By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the opening of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, February 23, 2026. © 2026 Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP Photo At the current session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), a closed meeting about human rights in Tajikistan curiously appeared on the agenda. Held in response to a complaint submitted under an opaque procedure of the Human Rights Council, there is no public information about the meeting, which only…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola’s, condemnation of racist chants from members of parliament Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe said: “The ugly scenes of Members of the European Parliament chanting ‘send them back’ last month is the product of long-standing racism and xenophobia being tolerated and emboldened […] The post EU: ‘Send them back’ chants a moment of reckoning to confront racism in Europe appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Israeli authorities must immediately release the arbitrarily detained Palestinian paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Amnesty International said today, amidst reports from a lawyer who visited him that there is an imminent threat to his life as a result of torture and other ill treatment he has been suffering while […] The post Israel/ OPT: Fears mounting for arbitrarily detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya amidst reports his life is in grave danger appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to news that environmental activist Esra Işık has been convicted of “resisting a public official to prevent them from performing their duty” and “insulting a public official” for taking part in a peaceful protest against an urgent expropriation decision that is paving the way for a project to expand a coal mine in south-western […] The post Türkiye: Conviction of peaceful environmental activist Esra Işık, “a devastating blow” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Mark Webber, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Two massive Russian attacks on Kyiv in less than a week, renewed Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz, and a security crackdown in Turkey are just three of the immediate issues shaping the context of the
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By Chloe Brimicombe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford
Ella Gilbert, Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
The UK represented just 0.81% of global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and industry in 2024.…
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By Thomas Mock, Professor in Marine Microbiology, University of East Anglia
Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly pressurised – and home to a huge amount of undiscovered life.
The first hydrothermal vent systems were only discovered in 1977 during an expedition to the Pacific Ocean’s Galapagos Rift by a team from the US Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. They observed these underwater…
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By Quentin Plantec, Professeur Stratégie & Management de l'Innovation, TBS Education
Cylien Gibert, Professeur Stratégie, Entrepreneuriat & Innovation, TBS Education
Julien Cloarec, Full Professor of Marketing, iaelyon School of Management – Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Marie-Alix Deval, Enseignante - chercheuse, ISTEC
A group of researchers examine the communication barriers impacting social science professionals’ credibility and how people make sense of their expertise.
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By Lesedi Senamele Matlala, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluations, University of Johannesburg
Across South Africa, there are various ways for people to report issues like broken infrastructure, unreliable water supply, failing clinics and poor municipal services. The channels include ward meetings, hotlines, and digital platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and X. Complaints are often shared publicly and sometimes gain traction.
But are they enough? As a researcher specialising in governance, public policy and citizen-based monitoring, I recently…
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By Muthumuni Elizabeth Managa, Associate professor, University of South Africa
Lijo Mona, Postdoctoral fellow, University of South Africa
Scientists are exploring light-activated nanoparticles to kill biofilms in stored drinking water, aiming to make household water safer in South Africa.
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