Category: Human Rights & Development
141 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
Towards Gendered Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction In April 2025, the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met with the US Secretary of State to sign a Declaration of …
May 12, 2025
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Gendered Consequences of U.S. Mass Deportations: How Shifting Migration Policies Endanger Women and Girls
Introduction Women constitute half the world’s 281 million migrants and 19.6 million refugees. In Central America alone, women and girls accounted for approximately 49 percent…
May 6, 2025
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The Long Horizon of Returns to Syria
Introduction On December 8, 2024, the Assad regime in Syria fell after nearly fourteen years of civil war. Over the course of the conflict, more than 6 million Syrians were…
April 30, 2025
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The Undead M23 and the International Human Rights Community’s Responses
Introduction M23, which refers to the March 23 Agreement signed in 2009 between the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) and the CNDP (National Congress for the Defense of the…
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
Introduction The Kafala system, a temporary labor migration regime primarily used in Jordan, Lebanon, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, ties migrant workers’…
March 21, 2025
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Toward a Stable Day After in Lebanon
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to end Lebanon’s “suffering” and “destruction,” promising to “get it done properly so it doesn’t repeat itself every 5 or 10!…
January 7, 2025
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The Disproportionate Reservation Practice and the Fall of Hasina in Bangladesh
The 2024 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement is rooted in the government’s quota-based employment system, which disproportionately favors descendants of freedom fighters from the…
December 30, 2024
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Early Marriage in Romani Communities: Looking Beyond Tradition
The Romani “tradition” of early marriage is not just a quaint custom. Human rights activists emphasize that it is a cover for a profound issue of segregation and…
July 15, 2024
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Ecopoliticide: The Strategic Murder of Environmental Activists Is a Fundamental Threat to Human and Environmental Security
Introduction: A Typology of Ecopoliticide The level of violence against environmental defenders has been shockingly high and shows no signs of abating. Environmental defenders…
June 8, 2024
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Xenophobia: A Pervasive Crisis in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Introduction When the Nigerian journalist Patrick Egwu first visited South Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he noticed a pervasive atmosphere of resentment and hatred…
May 26, 2024