People attend a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Sunday. (Nir Elias/Reuters) Not long after elections gave him a new mandate for power in November, Israel’s incoming prime minister won eager praise from a foreign counterpart. “What a great victory for Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel!” tweeted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. “Hard times require strong leaders. Welcome …
What Are The Nuremberg Trials And Why Do They Still Matter Today? By Karina Weller
This week is the 70th anniversary of the end of the Nuremberg trials. The trials led to the conviction of the people most responsible for the crimes committed in the Holocaust. This Friday we will be releasing a short film about one of the key players, David Maxwell Fyfe, who also went on to be …
The Observer view: Donald Trump deserves to face the full force of justice by UK Observer editorial
In the tumultuous, multifaceted case of Donald J Trump versus the people of the United States, the biggest question is why this former president, political con artist and serial offender is not already in jail. Trump will be charged this week in Manhattan over alleged “hush money” payments to a former porn star. This action, both welcome …
Do judges give out tougher sentences when hungry? The story behind a study too good to be true by Stuart Ritchie
The era of simple, eye-catching stories about people’s psychology is over. After all, how likely was it that something like human rationality was ever going to be straightforward? Could judges be influenced in their decisions by something as irrational as hunger? (Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg) How rational are human beings? Back in 2011, a now-famous study …
Support for democracy in Africa falls amid military coups and corruption by Rachel Savage
Africans still have stronger preference for democratic governance than many other parts of the world Support for democracy is falling in Africa amid a string of military coups and dissatisfaction with corruption and mismanagement, according to a report by Afrobarometer. However, Africans still have a stronger preference for democratic governance than many parts of the world. Two-thirds …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 