By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Prominent student activist Umar Khalid speaks during a protest against sectarian violence, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens on March 3, 2020 in Dehli, India. © 2020 Manish Rajput/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo India’s Supreme Court on January 5 denied bail to prominent student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been detained without trial for over five years. The court granted bail to five others arrested in the same case, holding that Khalid and Imam stood on “qualitatively different footing.”The authorities…
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By Yifang Zhu, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
When cities burn, plastics, electronics, cleaning chemicals and much more create a toxic brew. Studies launched during the LA fires a year ago show exposure is often strongest inside homes.
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By Tom Janssen, PhD candidate, McMaster University
Matthew Lees, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University
Even modest amounts of strength training, even with lighter weights, can meaningfully preserve muscle and maintain your ability to move with confidence.
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By Amani Braa, Assistant lecturer, Université de Montréal
In 2025, young people around the world are mobilizing to protest against injustice, precariousness and repression, and they are making their voices heard in the public sphere.
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By Alizée Pillod, Doctorante en science politique, Université de Montréal
Like Paris 2024, the Milan-Cortina Winter Games aim to set an example in terms of sustainability, but their implementation comes with its own set of challenges.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Donald Trump and his senior officials have hailed Operation Absolute Resolve, the raid on Caracas and the capture and abduction of Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, as an outstanding military success.
It’s also easy to argue it was a blatant and unashamed violation of international law. And it signals a further erosion of what is left of the rules-based international order.
The temptation for the White House now is to declare…
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By Michael Baker, Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
The Manitoba Human Rights Commission released the first phase of their report exploring students’ rights to access evidence-based reading interventions in Manitoba’s public education system.
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By Priscilla Angelique-Page, Researcher, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Nottingham Trent University
I had reservations about these tools and how they might affect me as a musician, but I was also intrigued by the possibilities.
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By Beverley O'Hara, Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University
“Quitters day” falls on January 9 this year and marks the point at which people are most likely to give up their New Year’s resolutions. As usual, weight loss is one of the most common goals. But there are compelling reasons to suggest that ditching the diet is not a failure at all. In fact, it may be a sensible and healthy choice.
The science behind weight and health is not a straightforward story of cause and effect. It is widely assumed that carrying extra body fat automatically makes someone unhealthy,…
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By Lauren Alex O'Hagan, Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
Lame M. Kenalemang-Palm, Associate Professor, Gender and Advertising, Shanghai University
In the depths of winter, sunscreen might not be top of many people’s shopping lists. Yet it remains a staple in most households, and many of us are encouraged to use it year-round. But sunscreen’s history reveals more than just protection from the sun.
For decades, sunscreen advertising has shaped beauty ideals, dictated how women’s bodies should look and reinforced social norms.
Our recent study analyses historical and contemporary…
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