Focus on Shadow Economies: India
An estimated 200,000 Indians need an organ transplant every year. This large consumer base, coupled with India’s strict donation laws, have increased demand for illegal organs drastically.
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Focus on Shadow Economies: Turkey
Reliance on credit cards and overspending has caused unwanted inflation and crippled Turkey’s commercial market. The current taxation methods were intended as a solution to this overspending, but instead created a shadow market for alcohol.
Read MoreFocus on Religious Persecution: China
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom 2015 report listed China alongside sixteen other nations as a “country of particular concern” for inhibiting the religious expression of its citizens.
Read MoreFocus on Religious Persecution: Morocco
By Nicholas Elden Staff Writer In Morocco, matters of human rights violations are under scrutiny due to the new burka ban
Read MoreFocus on Religious Persecution: Myanmar
By Felipe Bueno Staff Writer In a recent report, the United Nations Human Rights Council has hinted that the current
Read MoreFocus on Religious Persecution: Iran
By Daniel D’Amico Staff Writer On 25 September 2016, Mr. Farhang Amiri was murdered outside of his home in Yazd, Iran,
Read MoreFocus on Prison Conditions: Latin America
Latin America is notorious for its gangs and violence, but more deplorable is the state of its prisons. Starting in the 1990s, human rights groups began monitoring the prison conditions in Latin America and found gruesome details.
Read MoreFocus on Prison Conditions: United States
September 9 was the 45th anniversary of the Attica Prison uprising, the largest prison protest in United States’ history.
Read MoreFocus on Prison Conditions: Norway
Prison systems and prisoner treatment in Norway yields positive results as recidivism rates are very low in Norway among other Scandinavian countries.
Read MoreFocus on Prison Conditions: Nauru
When Amnesty International visited Nauru, they uncovered disturbing findings.
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