Michael Tubi / Shutterstock Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham After weathering numerous storms that would have sunk others, Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister comes to an ignoble end, mired in scandal and having lost the support of nearly all his MPs. The resignation didn’t come out of nowhere – Johnson was already
Some people talk about the European Convention of Human Rights as if it was imposed on the unwilling British by our continental neighbours, but the reality may surprise you. Europe united by democracy and human rights? So whose idea was that? The European Convention on Human Rights came into effect on 3 September
Fatti di cronaca riportano costantemente in evidenza forme latenti di un “razzismo” ancora diffuso nel nostro Paese. Nel periodo in cui i diritti umani vengono celebrati, ecco due testimonianze di rilievo. Ospiti di questo appuntamento con Bruno Carenini, nella sua rubrica Windows Interview, sono Loretta Maffezzoni, modella neolaureata con il sogno di diventare
The sea port of Matadi at the Congo River. Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Getty images Adegboyega Oyedijo, University of Leicester There is no doubt that globalisation has benefited Africa greatly. This includes job creation, innovation, increased productivity and foreign direct investment. But global value
Nella settimana della ricorrenza dei moti di Stonewall, origine delle rivendicazioni dei Diritti Umani LGBT+, redazione ed editore hanno voluto dedicare una conversazione a un tema sempre oggetto di discussioni. Ospite di questo appuntamento con Bruno Carenini, nella sua rubrica Windows Interview, è Lorenzo Riberto, Senior Omnichannel Program Manager del Gruppo Rossignol. Nella
The EU Parliament agrees on the new directive for an adequate minimum wage. In the future, the cost of living, purchasing power, general economic growth and the wage structure of an EU member state will be used as benchmarks for the national minimum wage. The new directive obliges EU member states to ensure
Ranta Images/Shutterstock Shweta Singh, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick During lockdown, my 65-year-old mother did something that actually shocked me. She started going on to TikTok so she could watch and follow her favourite “Dancing Dadi” – which means grandmother in Hindi. I was genuinely taken aback to discover that my mother
A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down
Facts give the lie to Russia’s claim to be defending itself against an expansionist NATO. Moscow has always been the biggest threat to its neighbours, to freedom and to the whole of humanity. The regime of Vladimir Putin spends more than $300 million annually on disseminating its propaganda and disinformation in various languages
In Europe there were 17.5 suicides per 10,000 people in pretrial detention, while the proportion was 8.54 deaths in the rest of the prison population. “There is much sorrow in prison, disguised as hostility. The sorrow is plainly visible even in the most angry faces.” This message was posted on John McAfee’s personal