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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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Special Interview with Syrian Activist Rajaa Altalli

October 2, 2018 Meagan Torello 0 Comments activism, civil society, Human Rights, justice, NGOs, Syria

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

September 14, 2018October 23, 2018 Kendra Brock 0 Comments censorship, China, Communism, discrimination, Gender, Human Rights, justice, opinion, Uyghurs

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

January 19, 2017April 19, 2018 journalstaff 1 Comment Human Rights, Muslim, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, Sanctions, UN

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been called the most friendless people in the world, and their persecution

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Editors' Pick Latin America Opinion 

Interview: US, UN and Democratic Reforms in Venezuela

November 3, 2016April 19, 2018 journalstaff 0 Comments Democracy, Human Rights, Raul Castillo, Ron Boquier, United Nations, United States, 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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Latin America Opinion 

Entrevista: Estados Unidos, Naciones Unidas y Reformas Democráticas en Venezuela

November 3, 2016April 19, 2018 journalstaff 1 Comment 350yaenklle, desobediencia, Human Rights, salidaklle, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, yabasta

La siguente entrevista es una conversación con el señor Ron Boquir, un abogado para los derechos humanos trabajando con la

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Editors' Pick Middle East Opinion 

Pushing the Right Buttons in Iran

October 13, 2016April 19, 2018 Sajedeh Goudarzi 1 Comment Human Rights, Iran, Rouhani, United Nations

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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Africa Featured 

New Rights in the Developing World: How the West Should Support Progress

October 28, 2015February 20, 2016 journalstaff 2 Comments africa, Human Rights, LGBTQ, United States

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has rejected calls from the West to impose “new rights” in his country, referencing President Obama

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