Expert Comment
Why the ‘Disappeared’ is perhaps the most difficult Pandora’s box for Irish republicans – Kevin Hearty
Kevin Hearty, from Warwick Law School, researches transitional justice, with a very specific focus on Northern Ireland. He reacts to news that ivestigators have uncovered remains in a search for one of the "Disappeared".
Thirty-nine witnesses "contradict Mexican government" reports
Dr Benjamin Smith, Associate Professor of Latin American History, discusses the situation in Mexico following the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students.
Al Shabaab have struck again in Kenya...
David Anderson, Professor of African History, talks about the latest attack on a Kenyan school situated near the Somali border.
How should we remember Auschwitz? - Dr Anna Hájková
On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, whose stories are told and whose are marginalized? 70 years ago today, Red Army soldiers entered Auschwitz-Birkenau and liberated its remaining 6,000 people. Auschwitz was not the largest or the most deadly annihilation camp.
"Touching, tasteful, unifyingly defiant" - Dr Charles Walton on Charlie Hebdo front cover
Commenting on the news that this week's edition of Charlie Hebdo will feature a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on its front page, Dr Charles Walton said: “Touching, tasteful, unifyingly defiant. It manages to ‘blaspheme' with its depiction of the Prophet but without alienating Muslims by making their religion appear to be the inevitable source of terrorism."