Category: Human Rights & Development
138 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
The Politics of Identity: State-building and Erasure in Modi’s ‘New’ India
The 1992 demolition of the sixteenth-century Babri Masjid mosque followed a lengthy campaign led by Narendra Modi—at that time a mid-level party leader in Gujarat—to replace…
December 2, 2023
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Intimate Partner Violence and Disability: Addressing Systemic Barriers
In fall 2020, a Québec-wide grassroots disability rights organization, the Regroupement des activistes pour l’inclusion au Québec (RAPLIQ), sought to tackle shelter…
November 4, 2023
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Martial Indigeneity: Deconstructing “Decolonization” in International Relations
Constructivists wrongly portray the Indigenous as ultrasocial people Many claim that decolonizing International Relations (IR) requires moving past mainstream theories,…
September 18, 2023
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Russia, Wagner, and the Future of Counterterrorism in Africa
In Washington and beyond, the expanded Russian geopolitical force in Africa—through the increasing presence of Russian-state-backed Wagner mercenaries—is eliciting anxiety.…
May 15, 2023
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From Satanism to Genocide: Moral Panic and White Supremacy in South Africa
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, as it became increasingly clear that South Africa’s apartheid system of minority rule was neither functional nor tenable, White society…
May 12, 2023
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Climate Change and Pacific Islander Life
Pacific Islanders The Pacific Ocean covers nearly a third of the Earth’s surface with diverse islands scattered throughout, from active volcanoes to coral atolls.…
April 28, 2023
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Routine Observance of Human Rights in Shadow of an Unresolved Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh: External vs. Internal Locus of Responsibility
Human Rights in a De Facto State: The Locus of Responsibility The Second Karabakh War of 2020 not only shifted the geopolitical balance in the South Caucasus but also created a…
April 6, 2023
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Nicaragua on the Brink: Protests, Elections, and Mass Atrocity
Since December of 2021, the Nicaraguan government has made a series of sweeping attacks on universities, which are often the seat of anti-government protest. Actions have…
March 17, 2023
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Empowering Iranian Judges: A Venue for Reducing Capital Punishment
Introduction In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish girl named Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran, after…
February 13, 2023
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Criminal Power in Haiti and Hunger as an Instrument of Governance
Around two hundred criminal groups operate in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, a city with a population of one million people. These numerous gangs have established a…
February 8, 2023