Showcasing Dictatorship: Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan remains a restrictive dictatorship with an all-powerful leader, an atrocious human rights record, and no free press.
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Human Rights
Nicaraguan Police Violate International Law in Crackdown on Human Rights Advocates
Over the course of a swift single-session trial lasting over 10 hours, a court in Managua, Nicaragua tried and convicted attorney Maria Oviedo for police obstruction.
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Saudi Arabia Moves Forward with Trial of Women’s Rights Activists
On March 1, Saudi Arabia’s Office of Public Prosecution announced its decision to move forward with their upcoming trials against women’s rights activists.
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Japanese Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring the Sterilization of Transgender Citizens
Japan’s Supreme Court recently upheld a law passed in 2004 that requires the sterilization of citizens who identify as transgender.
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South Sudan: Attempting to Feed Your Family could Get You Hurt
South Sudan is entering its 6th year of conflict and its civilians are facing the brutal consequences of ethnic unrest.
Read MoreFocus on Honor Killings: India
India’s history of honor killings exist in an already vast context of gender-based violence.
Read MoreAustralia’s LGBT Community Finally Coming Out into the Spotlight
After two attempts at passing legislation in 2016 and 2017, both failed after the oppositional Labor and Greens parties blocked it, Australia is finally following suit of many other countries and voting on the Same-Sex marriage rights.
Read MoreHuman Rights Abuses Escalate in Myanmar
By Ana Medina Staff Writer The Myanmar government started a military crackdown in its western Rakhine state to search for
Read MoreRussia Voted Off Human Rights Council
On October 28, the United Nations General Assembly voted by secret ballot to elect 14 new states to serve on the Human Rights Council. As inter-governmental body within the U.N., the 47-member council is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights all over the world.
Read MoreVenezuelan Delegation: We Have “A Responsibility to Warn the World”
A group of civil and political leaders from Venezuela visited the School of Diplomacy on October 3 to discuss grassroots democracy and civic participation.
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