By Arzu Geybullayeva
It was only after a medical check-up, when the girl was already five months pregnant, that doctors, realizing the girl was underage and pregnant, informed the police.
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By Amnesty International
The Belgian authorities continue deny reception to thousands of people seeking asylum, forcing them into homelessness, in violation of the country’s obligations under international, EU and Belgian law, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, ‘Unhoused and Unheard: How Belgium’s persistent failure to provide reception violates asylum seekers’ rights’, Amnesty International documents how Belgium’s […] The post Belgium: Persistent failure to provide reception violates rights and dignity of people seeking asylum appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sebastian Maslow, Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Tokyo
Paul O'Shea, Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
The strength of these alliances depends on whether Trump views Tokyo and Seoul as bulwarks against China’s rise or vassals that can be extorted for financial gain.
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By Hayley Geyle, Ecologist, Charles Darwin University
Cathy Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Christine Schlesinger, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Charles Darwin University
Helen Wilson, Lead Ranger, North Tanami Rangers, Indigenous Knowledge
The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is one of Australia’s most iconic yet at-risk animals — and the last surviving bilby species. Once found across 70% of Australia, its range has contracted by more than 80% since European colonisation.
Today, these nocturnal marsupials, still culturally significant to many Indigenous peoples, are restricted to remote deserts. They face an ongoing threat of extinction.
Local elders, Indigenous rangers and scientists hold valuable knowledge about bilby populations, the threats they face, and strategies needed to sustain them into…
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By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne
A tendency to drag down those who set themselves above others, the syndrome supposedly reflects values of equality, humility and the storied ‘fair go’.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne
The proportion of motorbikes on Australia’s roads has remained steady over the last decade, about 4.5% of all registered vehicles. But motorcyclists are over-represented in road deaths.
In 2015, they…
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By Sebastian Maslow, Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Tokyo
Paul O'Shea, Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
The strength of these alliances depends on whether Trump views Tokyo and Seoul as bulwarks against China’s rise or vassals that can be extorted for financial gain.
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By Laura Tarzia, Professor and Co-Lead of the Sexual and Family Violence Program at the Department of General Practice & Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
Helen Forbes-Mewett, Associate Professor, Sociology, Monash University
Ly Tran, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, School of Education, Deakin University
Mandy McKenzie, Research fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
Every year, more than 700,000 international students leave their homes to study in Australia.
Around half are women.
For most of these students, the experience is positive. Many choose to remain in Australia for employment or migration.
However, for others, what should be a dream opportunity is shattered by experiences of violence.
An unsafe space for some
Australia has long been regarded…
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By Lisa Toohey, Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
The so-called ‘Liberation Day’ announcements played out like a reality TV cliffhanger. What might the next ‘episode’ have in store for the rest of the world?
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By Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University
The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
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