By Amnesty International
Lima, 13 March 2025 Amnesty International expresses its objection and concern for the recent approval of the ruling amending Law 27692, a law that established the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), as it threatens Peru’s civic space and unduly restricts the rights of association, freedom of expression and access to justice. On the grounds […] The post Peru: Amendment of the APCI law paves the way for impunity appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International expresses deep concern over the discovery of mass graves and cremation ovens in Teuchitlán (Jalisco) and Reynosa (Tamaulipas) on 5 and 11 March, respectively. This discovery, made by search collectives from these states, warrants the immediate opening of an independent and comprehensive investigation by the Mexican state so that the remains found can […] The post Mexico: The state must investigate the finding of mass graves in Jalisco and Tamaulipas appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Desalegn Markos Shifti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Jennifer Koplin, Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
Renarta Whitcombe, Public Health Officer, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Indigenous Knowledge
A recent study found First Nations Australians were twice as likely to present to an emergency department with asthma or other allergy-related illnesses.
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By Yucong Wang, Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle
Bin Li, Senior lecturer, School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle
Private companies are now major players in space. How can they be held accountable if they damage the property of others or trash the Moon?
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By Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer – Writing, Editing, and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland
Susan Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy), University of the Sunshine Coast
At the centre of the new Netflix show is a devastating truth: the most dangerous place in the world for a teenager is alone in their bedroom.
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By Frances Egan, Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
When Chia is offered a book deal in the US, she thinks it’s for her “light, funny takes on travel”, but it turns out the publisher wants her to go to the Congo to write about violence against women.
Chia is a rich Nigerian immigrant, who freelances as a travel writer, and is interested in romance, restaurants, and “the comforting ordinariness” of people elsewhere. Devastated to be seen only through the lens of “struggle”, she tells her fiancé, Chuka, about the offer. “The problem is that many of these White people don’t think we also dream,” he replies.
In this moment,…
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
What did Donald Trump’s phone call with Vladimir Putin actually accomplish in terms of a lasting ceasefire agreement with Ukraine? Not much.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the records of Iran, Syria and Venezuela under the spotlight during the 47-member body’s latest session.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to today’s release of Chinese labour activist Wang Jianbing after he served a three-and-a-half-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “Wang Jianbing, alongside his co-defendant, the #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin, was convicted in an unfair trial following extended pre-trial detention. His release today should mark the […] The post China: Authorities must ensure labour activist’s Wang Jianbing’s full freedom after unjust imprisonment appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to a series of Israeli strikes across the occupied Gaza Strip overnight which killed at least 414 Palestinians, including 174 children, and hospitalized over 550 more, signalling a unilateral end to the truce with Hamas, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: “Today is a desperately dark day for humanity. Israel brazenly resumed its […] The post Israeli air strikes kill over 400 Palestinians across Gaza following unilateral resumption of mass attacks appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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