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Engaging, and Disengaging, on Xinjiang

June 16, 2019June 17, 2019 Kendra Brock 0 Comments China, Equality, Human Rights, ICC, United Nations, Uyghur, Xinjiang

The ongoing visit of UN undersecretary general for counterterrorism Vladimir Voronkov to China’s Xinjiang region, and the invitation to UN

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The Importance of Emir Abd el-Kader Today

May 19, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments colonialism, diversity, Geneva Convention, Human Rights, humanitarian aid, Islam, peace, truth and justice

by Patricia Zanini Graca Emir Abd el-Kader (AEK) was born in the 19th century, before the modern conundrum of international

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Help Wanted: A Call for More Malalas, Kissingers Need Not Apply

May 3, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Donald Trump, genocide, Human Rights, Iraq, Samantha Power, U.S. foreign Policy

by Meagan Torello The United States has consistently failed to consider human rights in foreign policy as an integral part

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From Guatemala to Sweden: The Power of Young Women’s Voices

April 19, 2019 Meagan Torello 1 Comment activism, Climate Change, Human Rights, Women

by David Gutierrez Arvidsson  When a fifteen year-old Greta Thunberg decided to school strike in front of the Swedish Parliament

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Soviet Jews: The Answer to the LGBTQI Chechen Crisis?

March 25, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Chechnya, Human Rights, LGBT, Russia, Soviet Union, U.S. foreign Policy

by Sushant Naidu  In 2017, Chechen authorities detained, beat, tortured, and even killed gay Chechens. In 2019, it’s happening again.

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Strangers in a Familiar Land: The Dangers of Citizenship Withdrawal to the Fight Against Terror

February 22, 2019February 24, 2019 Meagan Torello 1 Comment Citizenship, Counter Terrorism, Human Rights, ISIS, terrorism, U.S. foreign Policy

by Kendra Brock  The recent UK decision to withdraw the citizenship of Shamima Begum and the U.S. decision to bar

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Reflecting on 70 Years of the Genocide Convention: Is It Effective?

December 22, 2018 Meagan Torello 1 Comment genocide, Genocide Convention, Human Rights, justice, peacebuilding, prevention, Rohingya, U.S. foreign Policy, United Nations

by Maliheh Bitaraf On December 9, 2018, the United Nations commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention

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Why the UN Needs to Double its Efforts on LGBTQI Rights

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Meagan Torello 1 Comment Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Samantha Power, United Nations, United States

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

October 19, 2018 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Human Rights, International Security, security, Security Council, UN reform, UNGA, United Nations

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?

October 12, 2018 Meagan Torello 4 Comments Gender Inequality, healthcare, Human Rights, India, suicide, 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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