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2 December 2022

In California, ex-prisoners have won the right to a second chance

In September, California governor Gavin Newsom signed ground-breaking new legislation allowing people who have committed a crime to apply to have their records expunged. A first of its kind in the United States, the law comes as a relief to [...]Read the full article

Thirty years on, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still without a shared history

30 November 2022

Culture

Thirty years on, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still without a shared history

“Each group exaggerates the crimes it has suffered, and minimises the crimes committed by its members or institutions. There is not even a consensus on what to call the war in Bosnia: civil war, war of aggression, war of [...]Read the full article

The Saudi government wants to build a ‘city of the future' – is it really prepared to execute those that stand in its way?

28 November 2022

Human rights

The Saudi government wants to build a ‘city of the future’ – is it really prepared to execute those that stand in its way?

“Saudi Arabia is attempting to launder its global reputation with projects like Neom while deflecting attention away from what is actually happening on the ground.”Read the full article

Landmark minimum wage hike brings relief to domestic workers in South Africa, but challenges remain

25 November 2022

Labour

Landmark minimum wage hike brings relief to domestic workers in South Africa, but challenges remain

South Africa’s domestic work sector has long been characterised by a high degree of informality and poor adherence to labour regulations.Read the full article

23 November 2022

Development

Despite low investment, geospatial technologies prove an essential driver of development in Africa

Despite low government investment and a lack of legal framework to guide their use, geospatial technologies are being applied in a wide range of fields across Africa, and are proving to be indispensable tools in the socio-economic development of [...]Read the full article

Montenegro's dependence on its coal-fired power plant is holding back the country's energy transition

21 November 2022

Environment

Montenegro’s dependence on its coal-fired power plant is holding back the country’s energy transition

In Montenegro, a single coal-fired power plant provides almost half the country’s electricity needs, but it may be forced to close if the country wants to meet its climate commitments.Read the full article

Tackling youth unemployment – and stemming the brain drain – is an urgent task for the Arab world

18 November 2022

Labour

Tackling youth unemployment – and stemming the brain drain – is an urgent task for the Arab world

Economic and political conditions, combined with the effects of the pandemic, are placing the labour market out of reach for millions of young people in the Arab world.Read the full article

In Canada, a historic move towards a nationwide childcare system draws praise, and criticism

16 November 2022

Development

In Canada, a historic move towards a nationwide childcare system draws praise, and criticism

Experts have applauded the Canadian government’s decision to move toward a universal childcare system, but are also warning that it will exacerbate geographic disparities and create long waiting lists for subsidised [...]Read the full article

Can the Netherlands stop polluting its own waters to feed the world?

14 November 2022

Environment

Can the Netherlands stop polluting its own waters to feed the world?

High-intensity agriculture in the Netherlands, the world’s second largest agricultural exporter, has led to ubiquitous nitrate and pesticide water pollution. Today, researchers and farmers are looking into ways to transition towards more [...]Read the full article

Can improving child and adolescent care infrastructure boost the economy and promote equality in Argentina?

10 November 2022

Labour

Can improving child and adolescent care infrastructure boost the economy and promote equality in Argentina?

“Rather than universal systems of care, what we have is a chain of precariousness, with some women paying other women what they can to care for their children.”Read the full article

Zambia's anti-corruption drive is seeing stolen assets returned in exchange for a get-out-of-jail card

9 November 2022

Politics & economy

Zambia’s anti-corruption drive is seeing stolen assets returned in exchange for a get-out-of-jail card

Hichilema’s government is not following the traditional ‘arrest, prosecute, convict’ anti-graft playbook. Instead, it is embracing a hybrid approach of prosecution for some offenders and a policy of ‘no jail but surrender the assets’ for [...]Read the full article

In Spanish-speaking South America, the ‘new progressives' are faced with a complex economic and political reality

4 November 2022

Politics & economy

In Spanish-speaking South America, the ‘new progressives’ are faced with a complex economic and political reality

Peru, Chile and Colombia are the newest cards on the left in a region that is once again shifting in that political direction, as it did in the first decade of this century. But these are not such prosperous times as they were back then, and the [...]Read the full article

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