By Gloria Bell, Associate Professor of Art History, McGill University
Catholic missionaries sent thousands of Indigenous belongings to Rome for a 1925 exhibition. Beyond what the Vatican has now committed to repatriating, many more belongings must be returned.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to news that the Tunis Court of First Instance convicted human rights defenders Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazek Krimi yesterday evening, and released them due to the time already served after they have spent more than 18 months in arbitrary detention, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Sara Hashash said: “Their […] The post Tunisia: Conviction of human rights defenders confirms criminalization of civil society work appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As married couples know, no union is always smooth sailing, but the probable Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson partnership may be testier than most.
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By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation
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By Amnesty International
Growing up in Afghanistan was very hard as a girl: we didn’t have the right to an education or freedom of movement. I grew up in a village in a remote area in Bamiyan Province. When I was a child, the Taliban ran the country, and they banned education for women and girls. But I […] The post Zahra Joya: Afghan women must not be silenced appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Dieffenthaller was “a fierce advocate for the creative arts [who] championed local talent and pushed for the recognition and respect that Caribbean creators deserve.”
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By Geoffrey Heard, Science Advisor, TSX, The University of Queensland; Australian National University
Sarah McGrath, Senior Project Officer, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland
Tayla Lawrie, Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland
Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.
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By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Once again, Trump has proven he is more interested in long-term deals with autocrats than achieving just and lasting resolutions to security crises.
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By Amnesty International
Four young digital rights activists from Ireland, Argentina and France will today deliver a petition at TikTok’s Dublin, Ireland, office demanding that the company address its toxic and addictive design which has exposed children and young people to harmful content. The petition titled, “Make TikTok safer for children and young people,” has 170,260 signatures from […] The post Global: More than 170,000 people back global petition calling on TikTok to fix its toxic and addictive design appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A classroom at St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Agwarra local government, Niger state, on November 23, 2025. © 2025 Ifeanyi Immanuel Bakwenye / AFP via Getty Images (Abuja) – Nigerian authorities should act urgently to secure the safe release of students and teachers recently kidnapped in the country’s northwest and take concrete steps to protect schools and communities from further attacks, Human Rights Watch said today. The groups responsible for the kidnappings should immediately release the students and teachers they are holding captive.On November 18,…
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