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Human Rights & Development examines the interplay between the closely-entwined objectives of economic advancement and human welfare. With a particular focus on promoting human dignity, we seek to illuminate the challenges that states, communities, and international organizations face when combating global problems, such as underdevelopment, climate change, racial discrimination, and gender inequality.

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Human Rights & Development

Oil Licenses and Repression: The Human Rights Impact of Sanctions Policy in Venezuela

The revocation of General License 41, which had allowed Chevron to resume limited oil operations in Venezuela under U.S. sanctions, reveals critical insights into the unintended consequences of…

May 14, 2025
Human Rights & Development

Towards Gendered Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 12, 2025
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Gendered Consequences of U.S. Mass Deportations: How Shifting Migration Policies Endanger Women and Girls

May 6, 2025
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The Long Horizon of Returns to Syria

Apr 30, 2025

Conflict & Violence

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Routine Observance of Human Rights in Shadow of an Unresolved Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh: External vs. Internal Locus of Responsibility

The unresolved conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and the continued threat of renewed large-scale war have shifted the focus from domestic to externally conditioned human rights issues in the South Caucasus. Observance…

Contingent of Nepalese Peacekeepers Arrives in Juba from Haiti
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Beyond Repatriation: Combating Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Boğaziçi University
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Contextualizing Erdogan’s Attacks on Bogazici University

Uyghur children in Kashgar
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The Uyghur Genocide through the Lens of the Child

graffiti in belfast - no irish sea border
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Northern Ireland: New Trouble for a Post-Brexit Era

Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarian aid delivery in DRC

Making Anti-Racism the Core of the Humanitarian System: A Review of Literature on Race and Humanitarian Aid

Food Distribution in Haiti

Understanding Haiti Through the Power of the Social Forces in Interaction

In the current context of intellectual struggle and global activism against systemic and institutional racism, the international community should be aware that Haiti’s victimization through racialized capitalism harms the daily…

East. London City Hall

Curbing Illicit Financial Flows to Pay for Sustainable Development and COVID-19 Recovery

Illicit financial flows significantly erode the tax base of resource-rich developing countries, which do not have the means to invest in public health, education, and sustainable development. In…

Minority Groups

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From Satanism to Genocide: Moral Panic and White Supremacy in South Africa

From the satanism scare of the 1980s and 1990s to the contemporary myth of White genocide, White South African culture seems to be particularly prone to moral panics. This article…

Black Lives Matter Protest in Paris
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Race: A Never-Ending Taboo in France

Protester in Myanmar
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The View of the Coup from the Camp: Myanmar’s Emergent Trans-Ethnic Solidarity

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Community and Health Governance in Myanmar during and after COVID-19

Students in Turkey raising their hands.
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Status of Education and Minorities Rights in Turkey

Women & Girls

school girls in Iran
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Iran’s Educational System and the Institutionalization of Gender Inequality

Laws and regulations encourage institutionalized gender discrimination and inequality in Iran, ranging from differences in teaching boys and girls to extreme cases such as honor killings. This piece discusses how…

Egyptian women line up to vote in parliamentary elections. Many women ran as candidates in 2011-2012, yet just nine were elected and two appointed.
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Women’s Rights and Islamic Feminism in Egypt

Femicide Protest Zocalo- sign
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“We are tired of being told it is not a big deal”: Institutional Machismo in Mexico

Nigerian women
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Gender and Terror: Boko Haram and the Abuse of Women in Nigeria

Cameroon women
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Gender Ideologies, Leadership, and Development in Cameroon

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Human Rights & Development

Oil Licenses and Repression: The Human Rights Impact of Sanctions Policy in Venezuela

The revocation of General License 41, which had allowed Chevron to resume limited oil operations in Venezuela under U.S. sanctions, reveals critical insights into the unintended consequences of…

May 14, 2025
Human Rights & Development

Towards Gendered Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This article explores the gendered dynamics of armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shifting the focus from women’s victimhood to their often overlooked yet…

May 12, 2025
Human Rights & Development

Gendered Consequences of U.S. Mass Deportations: How Shifting Migration Policies Endanger Women and Girls

Migration is an inherently gendered process. Women and girls face disproportionate risks of gender-based violence (GBV) due to systemic gender inequality and discrimination that persists throughout the migration…

May 6, 2025
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The Long Horizon of Returns to Syria

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has raised the possibility of millions of internationally displaced Syrians returning to their homeland. However, Syria’s capacity to absorb initial returnees, the…

April 30, 2025
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The Undead M23 and the International Human Rights Community’s Responses

M23 is a rebel group notorious for its brutal operations in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This article examines the human rights abuses perpetrated by M23 and assesses…

April 25, 2025
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Reforming the Kafala System: Persistent Violations of the Rights of Migrant Domestic Workers and the Role of Private Recruitment Agencies

The Kafala system, a temporary labor migration framework in the Levant and Gulf, links migrant workers’ residency to their employers, creating a stark power imbalance that leaves workers highly vulnerable…

March 21, 2025
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Toward a Stable Day After in Lebanon

The United States has succeeded in negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. If it is to succeed in turning this ceasefire into a foundation for lasting security, the United…

January 7, 2025
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The Disproportionate Reservation Practice and the Fall of Hasina in Bangladesh

The disproportionate reservation practice in Bangladesh, which favors certain groups in public sector employment, has resulted in the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. Organized student protests have been…

December 30, 2024