By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Secondary school girls in a classroom in a middle secondary school in Sédhiou, southern Senegal. Photo by Elin Martínez. © 2017 Human Rights Watch Every day, children are subjected to various forms of violence, including humiliating, degrading and deeply harmful acts, in and around schools, often by the very teachers and education personnel who should be protecting them. In many contexts, students and school staff see many of these abuses as normal, further cementing the impunity that surrounds them.On May 20, 2025, Education Ministers and state representatives from…
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By Mong Palatino
“What kind of nation do we want to be? One where journalists are silenced by outdated laws? Or one where the truth, even when inconvenient, is allowed to breathe?”
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By Isabel Pedersen, Professor of Communication and Digital Media Studies, Ontario Tech University
Concerns about privacy, consent and memory raised by artificial intelligence will become more urgent as more advanced models enter the market.
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By Sean Campbell, Investigative Journalist, The Conversation
Topher L. McDougal, Professor of Economic Development & Peacebuilding, University of San Diego
A yearlong investigation shows the depth of the gun trafficking problem and how ATF oversight of gun dealers can reduce trafficking to Mexico – when the agency has resources.
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By Tim Smyth, Head of Group: Marine Processes and Observations, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
A marine heatwave has been building in the ocean surrounding the UK during an exceptionally warm and dry spring. In other words, the sea surface temperature has been within the top 10% of records for each day of the year since at least the beginning of 2025.
How can we know the temperature of the sea surface over such a large area? Throughout April and May 2025, scientists have been able to map and monitor the seas surrounding the UK via satellites, buoys and other floating devices,…
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By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
Tears are usually seen as a sign of sadness or pain, but it’s not uncommon for people to cry during life’s most joyful moments: weddings, births, reunions, sporting triumphs, or even just an unexpected act of kindness.
These “happy tears” seem contradictory, but they offer a fascinating window into how the human brain handles intense emotion.
Crying is a complex biological response to emotional overload – and it doesn’t discriminate between good and bad feelings. Whether triggered by grief or elation, tears are often the result of our brain attempting to process more than…
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By Temilade Sesan, Lecturer & Researcher, University of Ibadan
Lucy H. Baker, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography, The Open University
Mini grid electricity can make rural agribusinesses in Nigeria and Kenya more productive. Their electricity payments could help deliver power to rural homes too.
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By Anthony Diala, Professor of African legal pluralism and Director, Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, University of the Western Cape
It’s nearly winter in South Africa, which means the opening of winter initiation schools is approaching. These rituals mark a transition to adulthood and are deeply ingrained culturally. But they’re often the subject…
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By Matti Barthel, Research Technician, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Johan Six, Professor of Sustainable Agrosystems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Travis Drake, Postdoctoral Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Setting up the world’s biggest giant tropical forest reserve in the Congo Basin is a step towards conserving the area and creating jobs for local communities.
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By Johann Kirsten, Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
Wandile Sihlobo, Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
When world leaders engage, the assumption is always that they engage on issues based on verified facts, which their administrative staff are supposed to prepare. Under this assumption, we thought the meeting at the White House on 21 May between South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and US president Donald Trump would follow this pattern.
Disappointingly, the televised meeting was horrifying to watch as it was…
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