Month: March 2021
East Timor Massacre
Despite numerous accounts of huge massacres, widespread infanticide, forced disappearances, massacres of whole villages, burning people alive, systemic rape, forced sterilisation and birth control programs, as well as arbitrary arrests and physical and psychological torture debate continues over whether or not this was a genocide. The massacres carried out by the Indonesian National Armed Forces
Nigerian Civil War
Being a region of colonial borders Nigeria was home to more than 300 differing ethnic and cultural groups, and colonial divisions of the region had exacerbated political, social and economic differences between Nigerians. Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, but in under a decade the newly independent country was plunged into civil
Red Terror
The Red Terror was the beginning of many acts of political repression that continued in Russia throughout the 20th century coming to a crescendo under the leadership of Joseph Stalin. This practice of state terror and political repression arguably led the communist revolution away from the establishment of a socialist democratic state led by soviets
Group Homes
Group homes is a system of state managed childcare for children and adolescents that have lost parents or have been removed from their parents by the state for their own safety, foster children are cared for in a group home or the private home of a certified caregiver. Children in group homes have much higher
Paternity Leaves
Paternity leave give fathers the vital time to build a strong bond with their new child and partner during a vital time in any families life . Some developed countries have most progressive paternity leave policies, where not only the mother of the child is able to take extended leave to look after their newborn,
over subscription of antibiotics
over subscription of antibiotics remains widespread across the planet and is of massive international importance. A negative trend of antibiotic over-subscription leading to the proliferation of antibiotic resistant bacteria is increasing mortality, healthcare costs and putting massive populations in danger of unforeseen health crises. The Issue commonly applied wrongly to people that are suffering from
Regulating Autonomous Weapons
artificial intelligence will likely lead to ever more sophisticated technology, the existence of increasingly intelligent robotic weapons raises ethical questions and as at now Lethal autonomous weapons are in development around the world but are currently limited to a human operator giving the final approval, pushing the button or pulling the trigger. Autonomous weapons are
HIV/AIDS Breakthrough
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the majority of the people living with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome are in Sub-Saharan Africa. A small proportion of the global population, thought to be under 1%, have a natural genetic immunity to the HIV virus due to a “delta 32” mutation on
How Do We AI for Societal Development
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly developing, we are currently witnessing the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence aided internet searching and facial recognition, and the prospect of driverless transportation moves forwards on a daily basis. We soon face the prospect of narrow Artificial Intelligence, one that performs complicated but narrow tasks, being integrated into daily life to the
Addressing Human Peace and Development
Just as it was science and technology that were responsible for the industrial revolution and thus climate change, so it is the same tools that will ultimately be needed to bring us back from the threats posed by global warming. From alternative fuel sources to more efficient nuclear power generation, through to atmospheric carbon fixing