By Will Baker, Associate Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Bristol
If the government is serious about tackling child poverty, their policy choices need to include the abolition of the two-child limit on benefits.
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By Amnesty International
On 1 June 2025, 12 people set sail on the Madleen with the goal of breaking Israel’s unlawful blockade on the occupied Gaza Strip and delivering desperately needed food and medical supplies to Gaza. For almost 18 years, Israeli authorities have maintained an unlawful blockade of Gaza that restricts access to essential supplies and services. […] The post What happened to the Madleen and why were they trying to reach Gaza? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to an announcement by Iran’s judiciary that the Iranian authorities this morning executed Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkouri in connection with the 2022 Woman Life Freedom protests in Iran, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Hussein Baoumi, said: “The news of Mojahed Kourkouri’s arbitrary execution is utterly appalling. It exposes […] The post Iran: Arbitrary execution of Woman Life Freedom protester after sham trial and torture appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Marlese von Broembsen, Associate Professor (in Labour Law and Development), University of the Western Cape
A new report from the International Labour Organisation outlines a set of propositions on how countries should go about formalising the informal economy. The report provides the basis for negotiations on the subject at the International Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2025.
Formalising the…
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By Kate Gannon, Assistant Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Shaikh Eskander, Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science
Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a “triple differential vulnerability” to climate risk compared to men.
What we mean is that there are three possible reasons for their additional vulnerability. First, their livelihoods are often in climate sensitive sectors. Second, they face additional barriers to accessing resources for adaptation in the business environment – such as finance, new adaptation technologies and markets…
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By Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira, Post-doctoral researcher, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
New research has found that thousands of University of Western Cape students can’t afford healthy campus food, and end up eating non-nutritious meals.
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By Érick Duchesne, Professeur, Département de science politique, Université Laval
Gregory Cameron, Associate Professor of Political Science and Rural Studies, Dalhousie University
Gumataw Kifle Abebe, Associate Professor, Agriculture, Dalhousie University
Monika Korzun, Assistant Professor, Environment and Society, St. Thomas University (Canada)
Earlier this year, Donald Trump’s administration in the United States reimposed tariffs on Canadian items, including agricultural products, citing supposed national security concerns. Agricultural products have little to do with defence, and the move sent shockwaves through Canada’s farming community.
We are members of the Common Ground Network, a national initiative of about…
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By Anthony Bonato, Professor of Mathematics, Toronto Metropolitan University
While we don’t know what went wrong between Trump and Musk, their feud reveals a potentially impactful disruption in American politics.
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By Ruchira Nandasiri, Instructor, Agrology, University of Manitoba
Miyoung Suh, Professor, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
Indoor farming helps northern Manitoba communities access fresh, healthy food and address rising rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Former Israeli Knesset member and current National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (R) and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speak in parliament, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. © 2022 Abir Sultan/AP Photo Australia, along with the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway have imposed Magnitsky-style sanctions on Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich.These ministers have been sanctioned for their role in inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Since October 2023, Israeli military…
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