Friday, March 13, 2026
This statement is attributed to Kate Forbes, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross
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By Paula Kane, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Long before Pittsburgh’s modern Irish celebrations existed, Irish immigrants helped shape the city in the 19th century via the railroads, canals and steel industry.
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By Amnesty International
Kazakhstan’s proposed new Constitution represents an alarming rollback of human rights protections and the rule of law and a blatant attempt to concentrate presidential power, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum on the sweeping changes scheduled for 15 March. “The project of the new Constitution of Kazakhstan reflects what we have been witnessing over […] The post Kazakhstan: Proposed new Constitution reflects erosion of human rights standards and rule of law appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the decision by Israel’s Military Advocate General to drop charges against five Israeli soldiers accused of abusing and sexually assaulting Palestinian detainees at Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman military prison, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research Advocacy and Policy, Erika Guevara Rosas said: “This decision marks yet another unconscionable chapter in the Israeli legal system’s long-standing history of granting impunity to […] The post Israel/OPT: Decision to drop charges against soldiers accused of abuse of Palestinian detainees disgraceful appeared first on…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Participants at the 2025 Kyiv Pride Equality March display a placard supporting Draft Law 9103, which proposes the legal recognition of civil partnerships in Ukraine, June 14, 2025. © 2025 Cover Images via AP Images A ruling this week by Ukraine’s Supreme Court recognizing a same-sex couple as a de facto family marks a significant victory for equality.The case involves Zorian Kis, a Ukrainian diplomat, and his partner Tymur Levchuk. After years of legal struggle, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision recognizing that the couple constitutes…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The entrance of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in Vienna, Austria, February 15, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File A new report prepared under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) documents a significant deterioration in human rights and democratic standards in Georgia and calls for urgent reforms to protect fundamental freedoms.Published on March 12, the report was prepared by an OSCE fact-finding mission after 23 participating states invoked the…
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By Nozomi Uematsu, Lecturer in Japanese Studies (Japanese and Comparative Literature), University of Sheffield
Loneliness in women is on the rise in Japan, and friendship can help. But in this novel, connection quickly becomes obsession.
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By Narmin Nahidi, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
Financial markets react more strongly to sudden, visible events like storms, even when gradual changes like rising sea levels might be equally devastating.
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By Ruth Corps, Early Career Research Fellow in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Sheffield
“Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation,” wrote Oscar Wilde.
We often think of conversation as effortless. But beneath its apparent ease lies an extraordinary feat of coordination – a finely tuned dance of listening and speaking.
Summoning a single word in your mind and then saying it takes at least 600…
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By Sanam Mahoozi, Research Associate, City St George's, University of London
Plants that convert seawater to drinking water are at the heart of major cities in the Gulf. But they are increasingly becoming military targets.
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