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An UdeM sociology professor who studies issues facing LGBTQI+ communities in Tunisia highlights their challenges, hopes and struggles.

Generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT raise questions about how it can be used and controlled in the field of law, say two UdeM professors.

Report finds need for better measures to help people who are experiencing homelessness retain their belongings. A new report highlights a need to rethink practices that impact what happens to people's belongings when they don't have control over the spaces where they live. Geography professor Nick Blomley and collaborators Alexandra Flynn from UBC's Allard School of Law and Marie-Eve Sylvestre from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law analysed current laws, policies and procedures and outline how they control the belongings of precariously housed and unhoused individuals across Canada.

We all have cherished belongings: a photo of your children, a beloved relative's ashes. These things are treasured, no matter where you live.

A handwritten letter from an incarcerated man got Benjamin Perrin rethinking Canada's criminal justice system.

Mackenzie Leclaire (MA '23) challenges misconceptions and brings humanity to the forefront of her graduate research By Zoe Tipper Faculty of Arts Mackenzie Leclaire's academic journey exemplifies the value of interdisciplinary learning and qualitative research.

A group of students at the University of Toronto Mississauga are at the forefront of efforts to understand transitional justice across the globe - a scholarly field that confronts how to pursue accou

When  Geoff Dancy  wanted to research where people are most interested in human rights, he fully expected it would come from countries in the Global North - such as Canada and the United States.

Poised to become the world's most populous country, India is grappling with a shortage of women. UdeM anthropologist Karine Bates looks at the multiple causes and far-reaching consequences.

Since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women judges throughout the country have lost their jobs, had their lives threatened, and have been forced to evacuate or go into hiding.

Acknowledging the Ocean as a living being is increasingly important for planetary well-being and global sustainability By Chantal Vallis Faculty of Environment The Ocean* is the largest of Earth's systems that stabilizes climate and supports life and human wellbeing.