By Amnesty International
Salvadoran human rights defender Fidel Zavala risks being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment. Zavala was recently moved to a prison where the same guards work, he had previously accused of torturing and ill-treating people in detention. Zavala’s life and personal integrity are at imminent risk. “The transfer of Salvadoran human rights defender Fidel […] The post El Salvador: Fidel Zavala, human rights defender, at risk of torture and other ill-treatment appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities must stop all plans to forcibly return a Syrian asylum seeker who is at risk of deportation to Syria as early as tomorrow and end their ongoing crackdown on members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, Amnesty International and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said today. Between 8 […] The post Egypt: Halt arbitrary arrest, disappearance and threatened deportation of Ahmadi minority members appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International encourages the presidential candidates to ensure that their political agendas in the lead-up to the general election on 30 November include a focus on human rights. This year, the electoral process in Honduras coincides with the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Honduras, in which UN member states will analyse, […] The post Honduras: The presidential candidates have a unique opportunity to commit to human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Mehebub Sahana, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Geography, University of Manchester
The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.
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By Timothy Hearn, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Anglia Ruskin University
Dallas-based biotech company Colossal has announced the birth of three pups bearing the DNA signatures of dire wolves, an iconic predator last seen roaming North America over 10,000 years ago.
With their names Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, these pups are playing to the cultural imagination, blending ancient mythology with fantasy fiction. Romulus and Remus nod to the legendary founders of Rome, raised by a wolf, while Khaleesi evokes the dire wolves of Game…
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By Grant Duncan, Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
As he prepares to blow out 80 candles this Friday, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters continues to defy political gravity.
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By Amnesty International
Amendments to the Constitution of Slovakia to recognize only two sexes (male and female) and limit adoption to only married heterosexual couples, would have a devastating impact on the rights of LGBTIQ+ people, said Amnesty International ahead of an expected debate and vote in the Slovak parliament. The battery of proposed amendments would also restrict […] The post Slovakia: Proposed constitutional amendments would crush the rights of LGBTIQ+ people and be a backward step for gender equality appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vanderbilt University
Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies realize. Glacier loss adds to the challenge today.
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By Claire Isabella Gilmour, PhD Candidate, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology proposes that a set of seemingly plain, functional objects are in fact a key part of the complex rituals which would ensure the transformation and regeneration of the young king in the afterlife.
Tutankhamun inherited a throne tainted by the shifts in religious and political practices…
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By Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Professor of Water Resources Management & Infrastructure, Royal Agricultural University
Upaka Rathnayake, Professor of Civil Engineering, Atlantic Technological University
Colin Hills, Professor of Environment and Materials Engineering and Director of the Centre for Contaminated Land Remediation, University of Greenwich
Oluwatoyin Ajibade, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering and Chartered Civil Engineer, London South Bank University
Shanika Arachchi, Engineering lecturer, Atlantic Technological University
Refugee camps in Ethiopia need to be made more liveable. Creating wetlands to provide greenery, absorb flash floods and purify polluted water may help.
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