Category: Human Rights & Development
143 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
Worried about Illegal Drugs? Change the Policy and Think Long-Term
The current policy paradigm is problematically based on a cost-benefit assumption that the benefit of state intervention exceeds the cost of allowing access to drugs. In, …
June 26, 2018
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Misconceptions in the Israeli-American Gun Culture Comparison
A mass shooting results from both the attacker’s motivation as well as the opportunity the attacker perceives to carry out such an act. One of the important elements of …
June 4, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
The Ramifications of Poland’s New “Holocaust Law”
According to Polish government officials, a new Polish law, commonly referred to as the “Holocaust bill” or “Holocaust law,” is a necessary step toward preventing the intentional…
June 1, 2018
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Women & Violence in Pakistan: Designing Institutions for Women’s Protection
The PPWVA creates its own implementation mechanism, including an elaborate, female-run justice system for GBV survivors that works parallel to the mainstream legal system. It…
May 25, 2018
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Natural Disasters and Mental Health: Lessons Learned in Puerto Rico
In the aftermath of these disasters, Puerto Ricans will face significant infrastructure damage affecting roads, drinking water, electricity, cellular networks, and access to…
April 22, 2018
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Europe’s Great Challenge: Integrating Syrian Refugees
The response to the refugee crisis from international organizations and host country governments has largely focused on providing humanitarian assistance for refugees.…
April 20, 2018
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A New Compact for Rohingya Refugees
Across the border in Rakhine Province, the Myanmar military is busy bulldozing the former villages of the 670,000 refugees who fled last year, smoothing the foundations of burned…
April 18, 2018
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From Health to Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela: Options for the International Community
Recent reports by international and national agencies, along with global news organizations, have documented dire public health conditions in Venezuela. Health services lack…
April 3, 2018
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The Dark Side of Chinese Modernization
The 2017 annual Human Rights Watch Report on China finds that “the outlook for fundamental human rights, including freedoms of expression, assembly, association, and religion,…
March 2, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
Can the Media Solve the Problem of Sexual Harassment?
In a 2016 survey of U.S. federal workers, eighteen percent of women and six percent of men reported at least one occasion of sexual harassment in the preceding two years.…
March 1, 2018