Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death penalty once and for all, paving the way for others around the world to follow in their footsteps, said ...

Click to expand Image Afghan policewomen and policemen during their graduation ceremony in Herat, Afghanistan, December 20, 2012. © 2012 AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi Taliban authorities have threatened ...

The autumn has arrived and northeastern North America’s forests will soon grace us with a breathtaking palette of reds, yellows and golds. These vivid colours will then fade, giving way to bare ...

While poorer nations face more severe climate impacts, their ‘social cost of carbon’ remains disproportionately low, reflecting deeper economic inequities that complicate global climate action.

A landmark debate taking place on October 9, 2024, at the United Nations headquarters will be a litmus test of states’ willingness to prevent and punish crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch ...

The Chinese government’s harassment of people from China, including those from Xinjiang, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia, and their family members back home, appears aimed at deterring members of the ...

Māori and Pacific women are particularly disadvantaged by the BMI limit on access to public fertility treatment. Research shows Polynesians are much leaner than Europeans at significantly higher BMIs.

The volunteers who take part in search-and-rescue operations and then support disaster survivors belong to organizations that have become more formal and established over the past decade. That’s what ...

A growing number of people (mostly men) find AI relationship apps addictive and alluring. So what are the likely effects of this technology on us as human beings?

The Yolngu Bark Petitions were immediately recognised by many as emblems of the unshakeable confidence of Indigenous Australians in their right to their territory.

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Rebates may well increase ownership but won’t overcome the main obstacles to riding e-bikes and e-scooters, which are lack of infrastructure and concerns about safety.