By Amnesty International
Reacting to the agreements between the European Parliament and Council on new EU asylum rules, which undermine the very foundation of refugee protection, Olivia Sundberg Diez, the EU Advocate on Migration and Asylum at Amnesty International said: “This is an unprecedented attack on asylum in the EU, which must be understood in the context of […] The post EU: New rules on asylum and ‘safe countries’ undermine the foundation of refugee protection appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to today’s ruling by the European Court of Justice that the Danish law on parallel societies (known as the “ghetto law”) is incompatible with the EU’s directive on equal treatment, Dina Hashem, Senior Legal Advisor at Amnesty International Denmark, said: “Today’s ruling is an important step in protecting human rights and respecting the equality […] The post Denmark: ECJ ruling that ghetto law is potentially unlawful is important step in protecting basic human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Like many people, I grew up without human rights education in school. I’d always thought of human rights as an abstract concept rather than a practical necessity of everyday life. But in my previous life as a teacher and since working for Amnesty International, I can’t stress enough how essential human rights education is for […] The post Aureja: “To claim our rights, first we must know them” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Forus
Unlike movements in earlier decades, Argentina’s latest youth-led protests are increasingly organized digitally through platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Whatsapp, rather than through unions or political parties.
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By Christopher Claassen, Professor of Political Behaviour, University of Glasgow
If you wander through Glasgow Green, you’ll encounter the Doulton fountain, a gaudy terracotta tribute to empire that features “native” and colonial figures in national dress holding out the produce of their lands to the imperial centre. Like thousands of imperial monuments across Britain, the Doulton Fountain is neither widely celebrated nor widely denounced. It is part of the everyday backdrop.
That quiet coexistence says a lot about Britain’s relationship with its imperial past. Empire is everywhere…
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
In the latest escalation of tensions between the US and Venezuela, on December 17 US President Donald…
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By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.
Each year, as temperatures drop, the same promises resurface. A tiny heater that can warm your whole home for pennies. A simple hack using candles and flowerpots. A wood-burning stove that’s cosy, clean and cheap.
Some of these fixes are outright scams.…
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By Fabricio Pamplona, Doutor em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
A Brazilian study investigated the effects of microdoses of cannabis extract in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, and found cognitive decline stalled.
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By Carrie McDonough, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Brian G. Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies and Sciences, Gonzaga University
Cara Poland, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University
Nathaniel M. Tran, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
Rachael Sirianni, Professor of Neurological Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School
Stephanie J. Nawyn, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Gender in Global Context, Michigan State University
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
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By Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
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