May 5, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Boaventura De Sousa Santos As NGOs, UN agencies and the governments of less affluent states call for the suspension of patents, the stakes could not be higher. The consensus is that the current pandemic will be with us for a long time to come. We will enter a...
Apr 19, 2021 | Politics & Society
After mass atrocities and crimes against humanity, how can societies reconcile? How is justice performed, and how should we recognize these crimes? What of the clash between international interests and local needs when dealing with the punishment and acknowledgement...
Mar 21, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Julija Sardelić The citizenship stripping of Suhayra Aden (similarly as in the Shamima Begum case), will not lead to justice or security says Julija Sardelić. In the last month, the question of citizenship revocation as a security measure hit the frontpages of...
Mar 16, 2021 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Heather Wipfli & Daniel Luo “Persistent failures must be addressed and overcome in the future if international organisations are to be recognised as meaningful actors promoting global public goods within the international system.” Over the past 12...
Feb 23, 2021 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Gilbert Wong International business expert Christina Stringer has lifted the lid on migrant workers facing serious exploitation in New Zealand. When a temporary migrant worker queried his $8 an hour wage for an 80-hour week job, his employer told him, “We are the...
Feb 23, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Shawan Jabarin Israel may finally be investigated for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. In a landmark ruling on Friday 5 February, the International Criminal Court (ICC) recognised its...
Jan 26, 2021 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the development of vaccines offers hope for global health action. But the task of distributing the vaccine has multiple human rights concerns, including issues of vaccine nationalism and equitable distribution to...
Jan 18, 2021 | Politics & Society
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in prisons and for prisoner rights all over the world. Prison crowding and sub-standard living conditions have created ideal breeding grounds for the virus. How has the pandemic threatened the human rights of the...
Jul 14, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Tim Dare, Paul Rishworth & Jiamou Liu Professors Tim Dare and Paul Rishworth, and Dr Jiamou Liu have their say on whether the Covid-19 lockdowns could be a portent for freedom restrictions in the future. Tim Dare: Co-operation has been critical The Covid-19...
Jan 28, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Ben Goldson Duterte claims to be fighting crime. But it appears that unionists are being killed with virtual impunity in the Philippines. In 1975, workers at the La Tondena brewery in Manila walked off the job, defying Ferdinand Marcos halfway through the two...