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Life Behind Bars: Latin America Must Address the Over-Incarceration of Women

April 14, 2022 Shivani Shah 0 Comments Central America, Covid19, drugs, Government accountability, Human Rights, ICCPR, Incarceration, Justice System, Latin America, UNCAT, Women

By Stephanie Petingi As women around the world continue to fight for their political, social, and economic rights, the high

Articles and Blogs Asia China Editors' Pick Featured Human Rights Middle East Opinion Sports

Stop Watching the Olympics and the World Cup!

March 24, 2022March 30, 2022 Shivani Shah 1 Comment Asia, China, Fifa, Human Rights, IOC, Middle East, Olympics, public diplomacy, Qatar, Sanctions, Sportswashing, USA, World Cup

By: Christopher Foran Long before the opening ceremonies of the recently closed 2022 Olympic games in China, concerns were raised regarding

Balkans Conflict Featured Human Rights Opinion

A Gordian Knot: The North Macedonia Kleptocracy and What Can Take Us to The Future?

March 2, 2022 Shivani Shah 0 Comments Albanians, Balkans, Conflict, Corruption, ethnic conflict, Human Rights, kleptocracy, Kumanovë incident, Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, Slavs

By Drilon Veliu The Republic of North Macedonia is a new nation-building process that must be met with substantial changes

Africa Articles and Blogs Caribbean Editors' Pick Featured Human Rights Justice Opinion Opinion Truth and Justice

Truth Commissions: Doomed without Substantial Changes and Implementation

February 8, 2022February 9, 2022 Sohaa Khan 0 Comments haiti, Human Rights, Kenya, truth commissions

By Shivani Shah Truth commissions are ambitious and idealistic. Simply put, they are not as effective as intended. In fact,

Climate Change Climate Issue Editors' Pick Migration Opinion Refugees

Addressing Migration in the Age of Climate Change

December 24, 2021 Shivani Shah 0 Comments Climate Change, Displacement, Human Rights, Migration, Public policy, Refugee

By Amanda Barba The age of climate change has brought heightened levels of violence as competition over essential resources continues

Articles and Blogs Climate Change Editors' Pick Featured Human Rights Opinion Refugees

Kiribati: The First Country the Ocean Will Claim

June 15, 2021 Rebecca Blaser 1 Comment Climate Change, climate refugees, Displacement, Human Rights, Kiribati

By Amanda Barba The global displacement crisis has reached the most critical level since World War II. The refugee system

Articles and Blogs Editors' Pick Featured Global Health Human Rights Opinion Refugees United Nations

Upholding Human Rights Obligations for Persons with Disabilities: An Underdiscussed and Persistent Failure

April 11, 2021 Rebecca Blaser 0 Comments Global Health, Human Rights, Mental Health, persons with disabilities, Refugees

By Leah Bordlee Many would argue that acts such as forced sterilization, prolonged restraints and solitary confinement, and food deprivation

COVID-19 Editors' Pick Featured Global Health Health Human Rights Mental Health Opinion

The Silent Pandemic: The Need to Prioritize Mental Health

January 21, 2021 Rebecca Blaser 1 Comment Covid19, Global Health, Human Rights, Mental Health

By Leah Bordlee Mental illness continues to be underprioritized on the global health agenda. Mental illness made up 10.5% of

Editors' Pick Featured Gender Human Rights Opinion UN Reform United Nations Women

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse on Peacekeeping Missions––Who is to Blame?

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Rebecca Blaser 0 Comments abuse, Gender, Human Rights, Peacekeeping, SEA, UN, United Nations

By Sohaa Khan Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) is a recurring problem in United Nations’ peacekeeping missions. Often, peacekeepers commit

Editors' Pick Featured Health Human Rights Humanitarian Immigration International Law Opinion Trump United Nations

The Future of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Under a Biden Administration

December 23, 2020January 14, 2021 Rebecca Blaser 3 Comments Biden, Human Rights, immigration, International Law, Trump, United States

By Shivani Shah During the Trump administration, a substantial number of human rights violations were committed by the U.S. Immigration

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