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Sussan Ley is already breaking from her predecessor and fronting the National Press Club. Here are some questions she’ll need to answer.
Reacting to news that a court in Georgia has ordered five independent civil society organizations to submit highly sensitive information about beneficiaries protected through their human rights work, ...
Click to expand Image A villager who had volunteered to fetch gunny bags containing food rations from the site of an air drop takes a break at a village in Ayod county, South Sudan, February 6, 2020.
The new designations follow sanctions imposed by the US in February against the court’s prosecutor, and strike at the core principle of independent, impartial justice. In imposing the latest sanctions ...
Quel est le lien entre les routes et les conflits en Afrique de l'Ouest ? Cette question peut sembler étrange. Mais une étude que nous avons menée montre qu'il existe une relation étroite entre les de ...
par Pauline Bellot, Chercheuse postdoctorale à l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM, laboratoire AVITOX), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) ...
~ Il est urgent de protéger les civil·e·s face à l’escalade sans précédent des hostilités entre Israël et l’Iran ~ Turquie. Le recours illégal à la force par la police contre des manifestant·e·s en ma ...
The history of the dead – or, more precisely, the history of the living’s fascination with the dead – is an intriguing one. As a researcher of the supernatural, I’m often pulled aside at conferences ...
Local efforts to transform discarded garments and textile waste into valuable products are evidence that fashion and degrowth are compatible.
Alchemists never found the philosopher’s stone, but scientists have consistently shown that a longer life can be attained by eating less – at least in certain lab animals. But can we find a way to ...
This episode was written and produced by Katie Flood with assistance from Mend Mariwany. Gemma Ware is the executive producer. Sound design and mixing by Eloise Stevens and theme music by Neeta Sarl.
The Chagos Archipelago’s return to Mauritius marks the end of decades of diplomatic conflict between this island nation and the United Kingdom. However, the Chagossian people’s identity and ...