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At the insistence of Burundi’s government, the United Nations has closed its local human rights office. This follows years of tension triggered by a UN report detailing abuses in the country. Christof Heyns says that this is a serious setback at a time when the country’s human rights record is deteriorating.
The newest international flashpoint was signalled by a suicide attack that killed more than 40 people in the Indian controlled part of Kashmir a month ago. The conflict between Pakistan and India over the disputed region is heating up again, bringing international attention to the prospect of a nuclear confrontation. Stuti Bhatnagar and Priya Chacko explain why the decades-long conflict is heating up again now.
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Doudou Diene, President of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi.
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Christof Heyns, University of Pretoria
The UN doesn't have the magic formula to end tensions in Burundi. It's up to the country's leadership.
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India’s airstrikes caused some damage inside Pakistan.
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Stuti Bhatnagar, University of Adelaide; Priya Chacko, University of Adelaide
It started on February, 14 when a suicide attack killed more than 40 people in the Indian controlled part of Kashmir. Now, Pakistan and India's conflict over the disputed region is heating up again.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Edward Tchie, University of Essex
Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
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Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham; Giovanni Piazzese, University of Birmingham
As civil rights are trampled on, the Egyptian parliament is on the verge of endorsing his rule until 2034.
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Science + Technology
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Nicholas Agar, Victoria University of Wellington
We're on the way to making machines that appear and act human, and can think for themselves. So how will they react to our behaviour towards them, especially the bad behaviour?
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Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, University of Manchester; Joseph Mutale, University of Manchester; Mathaios Panteli, University of Manchester; Pierluigi Mancarella, University of Manchester
In sub-Saharan Africa there are more people with mobile phones than access to electricity, and their data could be useful.
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Nacima Ourahmoune, Kedge Business School
Civisme, humour et maîtrise des codes de consommation globale sont autant de leviers de contestation du pouvoir en place à Alger.
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Anaïs Ortega Druml, Université de Lausanne
Dans ce contexte difficile, à travers différents dispositifs, les artistes s’engagent auprès des réfugiés syriens pour restaurer le lien social, stimuler l’imagination et ressusciter l’espoir.
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