Category: Human Rights & Development
143 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
“Not One Women Less, Not One More Death:” Feminist Activism and Policy Responses to Gender-Based Violence in Latin America
In 2011, Mexican poet and human rights activist Susana Chávez Castillo was tortured and killed in Ciudad Juárez. Eighteen years earlier, she coined the phrase “ni una mujer” …
August 12, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Iraq: Challenges and Solutions
Mental health concerns increase in countries affected by protracted conflict, as experiencing distressing and traumatic events caused by long-term violence can result in…
July 27, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
How Natural Resource (Mis-)management in the Nile River Basin May Threaten Stability
If managed properly, the GERD offers benefits to Ethiopia and the wider region. Ethiopia sees domestic electrification and international energy sales from the GERD as its pathway…
May 20, 2020
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
Same-Sex Narratives and LGBTI Activism in the Muslim World
Same-Sex Narratives and the Sharia In the Arab-Muslim world, homosexuality is typically perceived as forbidden, or haram. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex ) …
May 18, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Oil, Ethnic Conflict, and Necessary and Sufficient Reforms
Guyana, a small, English-speaking country of about 780,000 people in South America, comes out at the bottom of the Human Development Index ranking of the fifteen full members of…
May 12, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Where are the Women? Why Expanding our Understanding of Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis Matters
Considering that humanitarian and displacement crises affect women disproportionately and exacerbate existing gender inequalities, it is crucial for researchers and policymakers…
May 11, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
The New Disability-Inclusive Development Agenda
Positive Practices The World Bank has developed an Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) to protect against disability-based discrimination in Bank-financed projects.…
May 7, 2020
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
Same-Sex Marriage Development in Taiwan: Constitutional Ruling or Putting Equality to A Vote?
The initial challenge to Taiwan’s Civil Code was by activist Chi Chia-wei, whose application to register a marriage with his partner in 2013 was denied. In a ground-breaking 2017…
April 29, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Constitutional Courts, Democracy, and Judicial Independence in Europe
Although the first constitutional court was created in Austria in 1920, these institutions did not begin to disseminate across the European continent until after the Second World…
April 28, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
PART III: The Post-Conflict Window: A Critical Opportunity to Advance Women’s Participation in Post-Conflict Societies
Women’s roles and contributions to SSR Women can foster local ownership of SSR by facilitating dialogue between the local community, policy makers, and the security sector. In…
April 24, 2020