By Alimuddin Zumla, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health, UCL
Everything you need to know about the Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has prompted the WHO to declare it a global health emergency.
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By Neville Morley, Professor in Classics, Ancient History, Religion, and Theology, University of Exeter
In his opening remarks at his summit with Donald Trump on May 15, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, invoked the fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides to issue a veiled warning to the US president.
“The world has come to a new crossroads. Can China and the United States transcend the so-called ‘Thucydides Trap’ and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations?”
Thucydides has been surprisingly prominent in international affairs…
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By Asiye Uyghur
In a region characterized by high levels of security governance and information control, the legal adjustments have significant consequences on the normalization and codification of political repression.
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By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
While other forms of Ebola can be prevented with a vaccine, none are currently available to prevent this rare strain.
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By Kevin J.A. Thomas, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Rice University
10 years after official end of the Ebola pandemic, very few people know that survivors have struggled to continue with their lives.
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By Amnesty International
We don’t own this land. We belong to the land. We are a part of the water, the earth, the air – we are a part of everything. The land and the Wet’suwet’en are very spiritual. My mom once said that the moment you accept a Wet’suwet’en Chief’s name, you are no longer your own […] The post “For frontline Indigenous Peoples, the cost of fossil fuels is not theoretical” – Chief Dsta’hyl on land, climate change and our collective future. appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the resumption of the trial of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong’s spokesperson Fernando Cheung said: “As closing arguments begin in this trial, the Hong Kong authorities must confront the basic injustice at its heart: commemorating victims of human rights abuses is compassionate, not criminal. Holding people […] The post Hong Kong: Activists’ unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Frederik von Briel, Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, The University of Queensland
Ida Someh, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This federal budget recognises AI can’t transform Australia’s economy if we don’t have the local tech, tools and expertise to implement it.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ruth López. © El Diario de Hoy (Washington, DC) – The prominent anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López remains in pretrial detention in El Salvador with her case under judicial seal one year after her arrest, Human Rights Watch said today. Salvadoran authorities should guarantee López a prompt, open, and fair trial, lift the judicial secrecy on her case file, and allow her regular contact with her family and lawyers.López, 48, heads the Anti-Corruption Unit at Cristosal, one of Central America’s leading human rights organizations. She has investigated alleged corruption…
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By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
There is a large group in Australia’s housing crisis that often gets less attention. They are not homeless. They are not homeowners. They are renters in the middle.
They may be working full-time, studying, raising children, caring for parents or saving for a deposit. They may not qualify for social housing or major government support. But they are still under serious pressure.
For them, renting is not a short stop before buying a home. It…
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