By Sarah Glozer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing & Society, University of Bath
Hannah Trittin, Professor of Business Administration, Leuphana University
You’re hard at work, lying in a hammock, composing the perfect selfie on the beach. The turquoise sea sets off the idyllic sunset, and just visible though the fronds of a palm tree is the logo of the hotel which is paying you to promote it to your millions of followers on Instagram.
Click. The perfect shot. And another typically perfect day in the life of an influencer. Or is it?
Certainly a career as an influencer can seem appealing. The work generally involves…
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By Raul Zepeda Gil, Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Oxford
Mexico’s “war on drugs” began in 2006, when the newly elected president, Felipe Calderón, ordered thousands of troops onto the streets in an attempt to combat drug violence.
The results have been disastrous. The government’s military operations have forced drug cartels to recruit intensively to protect their trafficking routes, and homicide rates have soared. In 2021, 28 in every 100,000 people were killed in Mexico – around three…
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By Dion Forster, Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Theology, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Studies show that South Africa is one of only three countries in the world where religious participation has increased in recent years. The other two countries are Italy and the US.
The 2022 Census data show that South Africa’s Christian…
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By Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The Open University of Tanzania
CCM and Chadema’s commitments to gender equity start and end with the establishment in each party of a women’s wing.
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By Annette Hübschle, Chief research officer: Global Risk Governance Programme, Public Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
Meredith Gore, Professor, University of Maryland
The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
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By Bryce J. Casavant, Associate Lecturer, School of Humanitarian Studies, Royal Roads University
The current blue-on-blue battle between competing law enforcement agencies in a large British Columbia city does little to strengthen public trust in the rule of law and in our police forces
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby campaigning as transition president at a rally in N'Djamena, Chad, on May 4, 2024. © 2024 JEROME FAVRE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Nairobi) – The political transition in Chad ended with violence as at least 9, and possibly more, civilians were reported killed by celebratory gunfire from soldiers and civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 9, 2024, the National Election Management Agency (Agence nationale de gestion des élections, ANGE) announced that the interim president, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Déby, had won the May 6 election…
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By Amnesty International
Today’s unanimous decision by the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights that Italy seriously and systematically breached the European Social Charter with respect to the housing situation of Romani communities must herald a change in Italy’s discriminatory housing policies, Amnesty International said. “Today’s decision confirms what has long been known and repeatedly called […] The post Italy: Ruling on scandal of discriminatory housing policies against Roma must finally spur authorities into action appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to renewed unlawful use of force by police against peaceful protesters in Tbilisi following parliament’s decision to approve “foreign influence” legislation in Georgia, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “As the Georgian authorities push through this harmful legislation, they have openly endorsed the repression of human rights and […] The post Georgia: Police violence intensifies as parliament approves ‘foreign influence’ bill appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages for the people who live here.
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