Thursday, July 25, 2024
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday expressed deep concern over a “massive crackdown” on pro-Palestinian student protests at various universities in the United States, urging authorities to uphold the rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.
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By Colette Brin, Professeure/Professor, Directrice/Director, Centre d'études sur les médias, Université Laval
Sébastien Charlton, Lecturer/chargé de cours, Département d'information et de communication, Université Laval
Canadians have been engaging less with news on Facebook since Meta’s decision to block journalistic content on some of its platforms.
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By Roderic Knight, Professor of Ethnomusicology Emeritus, Oberlin College and Conservatory
He took west Africa’s Mande music to a new level of global recognition, often collaborating with artists who made music in very different styles.
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By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
As the world’s attention turns to Paris, the French capital is under its strongest-ever security regime ahead of the Olympics.
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By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education (Adj.), Charles Sturt University
Between hammers in trees, uneven fields, audience members joining teams and post-humous recognition for winners, the 1900 Paris games left much to be desired. Luckily, 1924 made up for it.
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
On Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Bangladeshi Government to provide explicit details about last week's protest crackdowns and increased violence to ensure that law enforcement adheres to international human rights standards.
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By Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities subjected a journalist and a cartoonist to night-time house raids, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention within a matter of days signalling an escalation in their crackdown on the right to freedom of expression and independent media, Amnesty International said today. On 22 July, police arbitrarily arrested Ashraf Omar, a satirical cartoonist who […] The post Egypt: Authorities escalate attacks on media freedom rounding up a journalist and a cartoonist appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to a Forbidden Stories-led investigation, supported by the Amnesty International’s Security Lab, on the government of Israel’s attempts to sway WhatsApp’s ongoing US lawsuit against spyware firm NSO Group, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at Amnesty International, said: “These revelations raise critical concerns about Israel’s regulatory oversight and the impartiality of […] The post Israel’s attempt to sway WhatsApp case casts doubt on its ability to deal with NSO spyware cases appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
In anticipation of the presidential elections scheduled for Sunday 28 July 2024, Amnesty International has condemned the escalating repression that has marked the election period and raised the alarm about the situation in the country over the coming weeks. Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “In recent years, Venezuela has been through one […] The post Venezuela: After an electoral period marked by repression, a commitment to human rights is imperative appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Delphin R. Ntanyoma, Visiting Researcher, University of Leeds
Temporary ceasefire should be seen more broadly as a window to further engage with all parties to find long-term solutions.
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