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All in Human Rights

Cobalt’s Dark Cost: Human Rights and the Urgent Need for ASM Formalisation in the DRC

Nov 20

Nov 20 Cobalt’s Dark Cost: Human Rights and the Urgent Need for ASM Formalisation in the DRC

Energy and the Environment, Human Rights, Africa

The Problem of International Law: Why Are Some More Obeyed Than Others?

Nov 10

Nov 10 The Problem of International Law: Why Are Some More Obeyed Than Others?

Sofiia Yevmenkina

International Diplomacy, Conflict & Peacekeeping, Human Rights, Politics & Government

Amnesty Under Assault: Taliban Reprisals in a Post-Coalition Afghanistan

Oct 30

Oct 30 Amnesty Under Assault: Taliban Reprisals in a Post-Coalition Afghanistan

Mathias Katsuya

Conflict & Peacekeeping, Asia, Human Rights

Femicide in Italy: Its Exponential Rise and Impact

Oct 21

Oct 21 Femicide in Italy: Its Exponential Rise and Impact

Europe, Human Rights, Activism

As Useful as Ice-Cream Men: Evaluating the Utility of the UN Security Council

Apr 12

Apr 12 As Useful as Ice-Cream Men: Evaluating the Utility of the UN Security Council

Victoria Hrvoić

International Diplomacy, Human Rights, Conflict & Peacekeeping

Shamima Begum’s Appeal Loss: the Home Office and Danger of Statelessness

Apr 1

Apr 1 Shamima Begum’s Appeal Loss: the Home Office and Danger of Statelessness

Noura McNelis Mahmoud

Middle East, Human Rights, Europe

Pro-Choice, Always: France Enshrines Right to Abortion in Constitution

Mar 22

Mar 22 Pro-Choice, Always: France Enshrines Right to Abortion in Constitution

Europe, Politics & Government, Human Rights

Obfuscation by Design: ‘Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics’ and the Exposure of America’s Injustices

Mar 8

Mar 8 Obfuscation by Design: ‘Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics’ and the Exposure of America’s Injustices

Oliver Willoughby-Jones

Human Rights, The Americas, Asia

Haiti in Crisis: What is Going On?

Feb 2

Feb 2 Haiti in Crisis: What is Going On?

The Americas, Conflict & Peacekeeping, Human Rights

Unveiling the Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in Sudan

Jan 30

Jan 30 Unveiling the Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in Sudan

Africa, Human Rights, Conflict & Peacekeeping

Navigating Chaos: Unraveling the Dynamics of UK’s 2023 Immigration Policies

Jan 22

Jan 22 Navigating Chaos: Unraveling the Dynamics of UK’s 2023 Immigration Policies

Europe, Human Rights, Politics & Government

Getting a Voice? The Struggle Toward Recognition for Australian Aboriginals

Nov 28

Nov 28 Getting a Voice? The Struggle Toward Recognition for Australian Aboriginals

Oceania, Human Rights, Activism, Culture

The international community’s failure of aid to Palestine

Nov 24

Nov 24 The international community’s failure of aid to Palestine

Noura McNelis Mahmoud

Conflict & Peacekeeping, Middle East, Human Rights

Saudi Arabia is the Sole Bidder of the 2034 World Cup: The Politics of FIFA

Nov 22

Nov 22 Saudi Arabia is the Sole Bidder of the 2034 World Cup: The Politics of FIFA

Middle East, Human Rights

Overrepresentation of Indigenous Women in Canada’s Penal System

Nov 21

Nov 21 Overrepresentation of Indigenous Women in Canada’s Penal System

The Americas, Human Rights, Activism

Women’s Treatment by the Taliban in Afghanistan

Nov 20

Nov 20 Women’s Treatment by the Taliban in Afghanistan

Cornelia McDowell

Human Rights, Middle East, Religion

Decline of Global Trust in the United Nations

Nov 17

Nov 17 Decline of Global Trust in the United Nations

Nitya Singh Lodhi

Conflict & Peacekeeping, Human Rights

Caught in the Crossfire: The Fractured Landscapes of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Nov 15

Nov 15 Caught in the Crossfire: The Fractured Landscapes of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Conflict & Peacekeeping, Middle East, Religion, Human Rights

Regulating the Rapid Rise of AI

Nov 8

Nov 8 Regulating the Rapid Rise of AI

Human Rights, Science & Technology, Economy

The Growing Carceral State in El Salvador: How did we get here?

Nov 7

Nov 7 The Growing Carceral State in El Salvador: How did we get here?

Isabella Sansanelli

The Americas, Human Rights, Conflict & Peacekeeping