By Amnesty International
As a result of Venezuelan victims’ fight for justice under universal jurisdiction in Argentina, manifested by filing complaints before Argentine courts, and responding to recent reports of an extradition request from Argentine to Spanish authorities, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, stated today: “Crimes against humanity, such as those committed in Venezuela, must stir […] The post International: Spanish and Argentinean authorities must support justice for Venezuelan victims of crimes against humanity appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
In response to the announcement of the death of Brooklyn Rivera, Miskitu Indigenous leader and prisoner of conscience, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “Brooklyn Rivera should not have died in the custody of the Nicaraguan state. His death followed the deterioration of his health while he was being arbitrarily detained. During this […] The post Nicaragua: Brooklyn Rivera’s death in state custody must be promptly, effectively and independently investigated appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Hien Tran, Associate Professor, Telfer School of Management, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Research tracking Canadians through marriage, childbirth, divorce and widowhood finds that entry into self-employment can be shaped as much by household circumstances as by individual ambition.
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By Toni Patricia Brackin, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of School - Business, University of Southern Queensland
Unpaid super costs Australians around $6 billion. So how much is ‘payday super’ likely to boost your balance? And where can employees or employers get more help?
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By Saman Gorji, Associate Professor, Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering, Deakin University
Alireza Ganjovi, Researcher, Energy Systems and Applied Physics, Deakin University
Three hours of free power isn’t a giveaway – it’s meant to help the grid use floods of cheap solar. To succeed, the new scheme has to be fair.
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By Amit Arora, Associate Professor in Public Health, Western Sydney University
Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
Jessica Appleton, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Lynn Kemp, Director of the Translational Research and Social Innovation group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
A single dot on a growth chart doesn’t mean much in isolation. Here’s what your nurse is looking for when checking your baby’s growth – and how they’ll support you.
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By Melissa Black, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Tracing the history of this emotion can help us understand how it came to be empowering for LGBTQIA+ people – even as certain groups try and hijack it.
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By Natasha Yates, General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
A GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency.
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By Carrie Leonetti, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Stopping judges from considering “good character” references when sentencing sexual offenders – as New Zealand’s National Party has pledged to if re-elected – may sound like a niche legal reform.
But it targets a real and longstanding issue in the country’s criminal justice system – and one that has drawn renewed…
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By Jean Poitras, Professeur titulaire en gestion de conflits, HEC Montréal
Megalomaniacal leaders thrive when a group’s collective uncertainty is coupled with the leader’s narcissism and reinforced by a culture of conformity that suppresses critical thinking.
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