By Jonathan Beloff, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London
Rwanda’s foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended foreign aid to Rwanda.…
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By Mohammad Amir Anwar, Senior Lecturer in African Studies and International Development, University of Edinburgh
Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance – and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences of their work can include exhaustion, burnout, mental health strain, chronic stress, vertigo and weakening of eyesight.
Data…
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By Mong Palatino
"Every journalist has the right to work without fear or pressure in fulfilling their role as social watchdogs and holding those in power accountable."
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By Amnesty International
By Montse Ferrer, Deputy Asia-Pacific Director at Amnesty International In 2020, North Korean authorities reportedly executed a fishing boat captain by firing squad in front of 100 of his colleagues. His crime: secretly listening to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the US government-funded news outlet that has an estimated 50 million-plus listeners across Asia-Pacific. We only […] The post Trump’s gutting of RFA hits press freedom – and helps its opponents – across Asia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Julius Kamau, a Kenyan human rights activist, holds a poster that reads "poverty is man-made" in Nairobi's Central Business District, October 25, 2022. © 2022 Sipa via AP Images Since 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes while almost five billion people have become poorer. A growing sense of economic injustice and insecurity is contributing to the rise of authoritarian movements around the world. Meanwhile, the world is set to blast past global heating targets. But this is not inevitable. What if, instead, economic decisions were…
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By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
Peter Dutton says co-hosting the 2026 UN climate summit is ‘madness’. But Australia would be mad to miss out on the benefits, including investment in renewables.
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By Emma Ryan, Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
The police officer avoided jail time for the manslaughter of 95 year-old Clare Nowland. The case shows what the community thinks about how much is too much force.
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By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
People are being asked to check the use-by dates of bagged salad products they’ve purchased recently after a number of Australian supermarkets issued recalls due to potential bacterial contamination.
Recalls issued over the past week have affected bagged and pre-packaged salad products sold at supermarkets around the country including Coles,…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Climate Change has taken the back seat while both parties sell their energy policies as better to reduce prices. And why has Dutton already forgone the lodge?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Displaced people living in Ardamata camp in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, welcoming the start of proceedings in the case against “Janjaweed” militia leader Ali Kosheib at the International Criminal Court. Photos courtesy of Radio Dabanga www.dabangasudan.org. ©Private, June 16, 2020 Two decades after the United Nations Security Council referred crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), impunity for crimes in Sudan continues to embolden rights abusers to commit further grave crimes during the current hostilities without fear of prosecution.The…
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