By Stephen Onyeiwu, Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
Increasing the minimum wage is a temporary fix. Upgrading the skills of Nigerian workers is the surest way of boosting their wages.
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By Carlos Lopes, Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress.
Three pivotal elements significantly contribute to this.
Firstly, the rules governing the international banking system favour developed countries and work against the interests of African countries.
Secondly, multilateral financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank focus on poverty alleviation. This is commendable.…
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By Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong placed 135 out of 180 countries and territories in the Reporters Without Borders' 2024 press freedom ranking. While the city's ranking is +5, its score actually has fallen -1.8 points.
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By Danielle K. Brown, Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively.
For protesters, demonstrations are usually the result of meticulous planning by advocacy groups and leaders aimed at getting a message out to a wider world or to specific institutional targets. To outside onlookers, however, protests can seem disorganized and disruptive, and it can be difficult to see the depth of the effort or their aims.
Take the pro-Palestinian protests that have sprung up at campuses across the United States in recent weeks. To the students taking…
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By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
The federal government has announced plans to change the way debts are indexed. But it may not help students over the long term.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The new indexation arrangement will be backdated to all HELP, VET Student Loan, Australian Apprenticeship Support and other student support loan accounts operating on June 1 last year.
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By Fernanda Canofre
The camp started in 2004, during the first presidential term of Lula da Silva, to press for land demarcation in Brazil. Twenty years later, they say things haven't changed so much.
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Friday, May 3rd 2024
When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, daily clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli settlers and Israeli forces led to spiraling violence and death. In response, the Human Rights Council set up a top panel of independent rights experts to investigate reports of violations of international law.
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By Natalie Kouri-Towe, Associate Professor, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University
Sara Matthews, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
How university campuses respond to concerns about student safety can set the stage for learning or encourage its opposite: divisiveness and censorship.
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By Amnesty International
El Salvador’s human rights situation has deteriorated alarmingly over the last five years, especially in the area of civil and political rights. Against this backdrop and in response to the recent amendment of article 248 of the country’s Constitution, a change that limits people’s right to participate in future constitutional reform processes, Ana Piquer, Americas […] The post El Salvador: Constitution “à la carte” could deepen human rights crisis in coming years appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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