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Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/02/day-to-end-impunity-for-crimes-against-journalists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2018 The United Nations has designated 2nd November as a day against impunity for crimes against journalists.
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Economics of Football
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/economics-of-the-football/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Football has dominated the news this week. The high sums of money involved in the World Cup mean that politics and corruption can become involved.
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Are local councils broke?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/are-local-councils-broke/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 According to the County Councils Network Independent review of local government spending need and funding, an independent analysis of councils’ financial sustainability up to 2025...
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The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/05/26/the-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2020 …was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual...
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Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 Alternative pathways into higher education is an extensive free list curated by Newcastle University Australia It includes sections on widening participation and social justice.
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Discrimination against BAME H.E. staff
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/discrimination-against-bame-h-e-staff/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 Shocking results from the Access & Participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in UK Postgraduate Research – Policy Briefing UK CGE The proportion of Black,...
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Global corruption data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/15/global-corruption-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 15, 2013 Find information on the extent of government and political corruption worldwide using the latest annual report from Transparency International: http://www.transparency.
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Web archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/28/web-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2014 Australian government launch new web archive The Australian Government Web Archive is a new site launched by the National Library of Australia.
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Kenya and gay rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/kenya-and-gay-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 The Kenyan Penal code currently criminalises same sex relations in sections 162 and 165. A penalty can be 14 years in prison.
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World Press Freedom Day; 3rd May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/world-press-freedom-day-3rd-may/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 The UNESCO official website 2019 focuses on the role of the media in the fight against misinformation.