By genner
“Even after the fall of empires and political decolonization, we, Indigenous peoples, continue to struggle for recognition and to protect and advance our fundamental rights in the world.”
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that capital punishment is being used to intimidate the population and suppress dissent.
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By Amnesty International
On 12 June, a group of 17 people – among them Turks, Afghans and Iranians – were forcibly removed from the United States and flown to Bangui, in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country where they have no ties and whose language they do not speak. According to Third Country Deportation Watch, all but […] The post African states must refuse to be complicit with the USA’s policy of ‘third country removals’ appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
In response to the court’s decision to grant alternatives to pretrial detention to prisoners of conscience and former ancestral authorities of Totonicapán’s 48 Cantons, Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “We welcome the fact that Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán will be able to return to their families […] The post Guatemala: Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán will be able to return home to their families appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Colin Mang, Assistant Professor of Economics, McMaster University
Lower inflation does not mean prices will return to where they were before. Inflation measures the average change in prices over time, not which specific prices are rising or falling.
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By Chloe Orkin, Professor of Infection and Inequities, Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
Around 78% of people who are living with HIV take a daily pill to manage their infection. These drugs work by preventing the HIV virus from multiplying.
Although these drugs are very effective, some people struggle to stick with the daily regimen. There are many reasons for this – including pill fatigue, stigma and accidentally missing a dose.
But our recent research has shown that a once-weekly…
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By Josiane Fernandes, Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University
Teea Palo, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Business School, University of Edinburgh
Tourism that seeks to engage with indigenous communities often masks the enduring historical struggle of who gets to decide what a place is and who benefits from it.
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By Sharad Gupta, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
You search online for a pair of trainers. Minutes later, similar shoes appear on social media feeds. A shopping site offers a limited-time discount and suggests a matching jacket. This is no longer just an advert shown to millions of people. Increasingly, artificial intelligence is helping decide not only what you see, but which sales pitch is most likely to persuade you.
As AI becomes more deeply embedded in online shopping, researchers like me are asking whether these systems are merely making shopping…
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By Stacy D. VanDeveer, Professor of Global Governance & Human Security, UMass Boston
Firmesk Rahim, PhD Student, UMass Boston
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, wider tensions in the Red Sea and the oil price spikes these circumstances occassion have made one thing abundantly clear: Gulf countries and global markets are…
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By Brennan Berg, Professor of Sport Management, University of Mississippi
Since college athletes were allowed to sign branding deals in 2021, the debate has continued over whether letting students make money off their names is a good thing.
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