By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, travelled to Washington this week for a series of high-level meetings. At the invitation of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, he addressed a joint session of the US Congress.
More than 90 Democratic Party politicians did not attend, including the vice-president – and likely Democratic Party presidential nominee – Kamala Harris, who would normally preside over the session, but pleaded a prior engagement.
The Conversation asked John Strawson, an expert in Israeli politics at the University…
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By Human Rights Watch
When the human rights lawyer Yan Christian Warinussy returned home from work on July 17, his 10-year-old son, Mario, begged for ice cream. Warinussy took off his tie, packed his three children and their cousin into the car, and they headed to downtown Manokwari in Indonesia’s West Papua province. Click to expand Image Yan Christian Warinussy outside the Manokwari criminal investigation unit, West Papua, Indonesia. © Private Warinussy, 60, is the head of the Institute for Research, Assessment, and Development of Legal Aid in Manokwari, and has led many important human rights…
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By Amnesty International
Bangladeshi authorities have continued to use unlawful force against student protesters, amid six days of shutdown and communication restrictions, during the quota-reform protest across the country, said Amnesty International today as it released a second part to its evidence analysis series. The nationwide internet access was partially restored on 23 July after six days of […] The post Bangladesh: Further video and photographic analysis confirm police unlawfully used lethal and less-lethal weapons against protesters appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Crackdown on Opposition, Media; No Oversight of Military Spending (Nairobi, July 25, 2024) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking power in a coup one year ago, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said today. They have arbitrarily […] The post Niger: Rights in Free Fall a Year After Coup appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Today’s European Court of Human Rights ruling against sex workers seeking redress for the infringement on their rights resulting from the criminalization of their work is a missed opportunity to better protect sex workers from abuse and violence, Amnesty International said. In MA and others v. France, the Court examined the human rights impact of […] The post Europe: Failure to recognise harm caused by criminalization of sex work is a “missed opportunity” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Gemma Ware, Head of Audio
Amanda Mascarelli, Senior Health and Medicine Editor
Katie Flood, Science Audio Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast
Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on drugs to help patients manage their pain.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, a pain management specialist discusses new developments in pain treatment and why there’s hope for patients…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
All public attention is currently focused on the Sunday reshuffle. Meanwhile behind the scenes, preoccupying the government.is the June quarter inflation figure out on Wednesday.
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By Nye Davies, Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff University
After months of turmoil, Welsh Labour has elected a new leader, its second in just five months and third this year. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Vaughan Gething, who was forced out after four senior politicians in his…
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By Shoeb A
Violent protests rocked Bangladesh in the past week as peaceful students protests turned violent as vested groups hijacked the movement. As of July 24, 197 people have been killed and thousands injured.
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By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
Determining the global average temperature on any given day is complex. It involves thousands of observations, high-tech equipment and sophisticated computer models.
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