Reflecting on 70 Years of the Genocide Convention: Is It Effective?
by Maliheh Bitaraf On December 9, 2018, the United Nations commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention
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Human Rights
Why the UN Needs to Double its Efforts on LGBTQI Rights
by Sushant Naidu In December 2016, Earle Courtenay Rattray, the Jamaican Ambassador to the UN, mentioned that he would receive
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The UN Isn’t Failing
by Michael Galloway Claims that the United Nations is failing are short-sighted and misunderstand both its purpose and its methods
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What is Killing Indian Women?
Photo courtesy of Jignesh Mistry by Pallavi Shahi Pushpalatha, a 24-year-old Chennai resident, on October 1 joined numerous other Indian
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Special Interview with Syrian Activist Rajaa Altalli
Interview conducted by Meagan Torello On 28 September 2018, Ms. Rajaa Altalli met with the Journal of Diplomacy to discuss
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Chinese Society has a Role in Combating and Perpetuating Repression
As Human Rights Watch released its report on Beijing’s repression of Uyghurs and other minorities on Monday, it is important to
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Democracy or Debacle in Myanmar: The Tale of the Rohingya
The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been called the most friendless people in the world, and their persecution
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Interview: US, UN and Democratic Reforms in Venezuela
The following transcript is a translated conversation conducted by Joel Martinez with Ron Boquier, a human rights lawyer working for
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Entrevista: Estados Unidos, Naciones Unidas y Reformas Democráticas en Venezuela
La siguente entrevista es una conversación con el señor Ron Boquir, un abogado para los derechos humanos trabajando con la
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Pushing the Right Buttons in Iran
Last week UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon submitted a report to the General Assembly on the situation of human rights
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