By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Children wait near the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 8, 2024. © 2024 Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo In the process leading toward a new international treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity, there is already growing, cross-regional support to ensure the final effort includes justice for crimes against children. In recent weeks, countries submitted formal proposals for amendments to the draft articles under consideration for the treaty. A civil society coalition, including Human Rights Watch,…
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By Takwana Nhau, PhD Candidate, Canadian Studies, Carleton University
In March 2026, Now Magazine reported that a mother, Nicola, discovered her nine-year-old son had found his name on a “kill list” along with names of two other students circulating in his classroom in Tottenham, Ont.
The mother said she has faced backlash from her community after exposing the incident, and that she filed a human rights complaint after…
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
For the French president, Emmanuel Macron, this year’s meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) in the spa town of Évian-les-Bains from June 15 to 17 had several pressing issues to address. As well as reaching a coordinated approach towards artificial intelligence, trade and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, Macron needed to get Donald Trump to stay for the entire meeting.
This was no easy task. the US president left the 2018…
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By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Inaugural Co-Director of Centre for AI Futures, SOAS, University of London
What a disaster the war against Iran has been for Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran signed on June 17 has formally brought a halt to the devastating war. Yet, as the ink dries on the 14-point preliminary framework, the reality of the document stands in stark contrast to the grandiose, megalomaniac rhetoric that defined the start of the conflict.
Only a handful of analysts and scholars that I know of foresaw what is now unfolding, stressing the realities of Iran’s resilience in the face of international pressure…
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
In his first term of office Donald Trump achieved the lowest average job approval ratings (41%) among Americans since the end of the second world war. In his second term he has fallen well below that with an approval rating of only 35% in a recent Economist/YouGov poll.
Much of this can be explained by voter perceptions of the state of the US economy.…
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By Jarred H Martin, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Pretoria
Jacomien Muller, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Pretoria
Jolize Joubert van Appel, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Pretoria
Sonja Nicolene Mostert, Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria
Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns are often framed around reports which point to anxiety, burnout and academic pressure. With this comes the call…
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By Heike Becker, Professor of Anthropology, University of the Western Cape
Celebrated Namibian liberation leader Andimba Toivo ya Toivo played an important role in his country’s development. Beyond Namibia, however, he remains unknown to many.
Anthropologist Heike Becker has written a biography of ya Toivo, finally telling his story in full. We asked her four questions about the man and…
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By Kevin Naidoo, Professor of Scientific Computing and Physical Chemistry, University of Cape Town
The goal is to develop treatments that can strip away the sugar shield cancer uses to hide from the immune system.
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By Anné H. Verhoef, Professor in Philosophy, North-West University
Edmund Terem Ugar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, North-West University
Can technology really replace human relationships? As philosophy scholars who focus on human happiness and on artificial intelligence (AI), we tackle this question in a recent paper.
In our study, we address the rise of AI companions, chatbots, and social robots for friendship, advice, emotional support, and even romance.
We argue that AI can reduce loneliness and provide assistance, but it lacks the genuine understanding, emotions, and…
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By Mariecia Fraser, Reader in Upland Agroecology, Aberystwyth University
The UK government has issued a denial after mounting speculation that 90% of Dartmoor hill ponies were to be culled.
Speculation started over confusion around current grazing policy. So why have these animals been dragged into a political storm?
Britain’s semi-wild…
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