Category: Human Rights & Development
141 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
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
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Poland, Russia, and the Securitization of History: The Past as Roadmap for the Future
Russia in Ukraine: History, Weaponized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukraine has ushered in an Orwellian world of propaganda where up is down and left is…
July 12, 2022
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A Guatemalan Judiciary Tailored for the Mafia Needs Reform
In recent years, Guatemala has shifted from an incipient democracy to a kleptocracy, where the justice system is at the service of a criminal alliance between corrupt, …
July 8, 2022
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Women’s Rights and Islamic Feminism in Egypt
Over the past few decades, there has been intense competition between Islamists and the Egyptian state over who is the true representative of Islam. Since Anwar el-Sadat’s era,…
June 8, 2022
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“We are tired of being told it is not a big deal”: Institutional Machismo in Mexico
On March 8th, 2022, 3,000 policewomen surrounded tens of thousands of feminist activists at the International Women’s Day march in Mexico City, which government officials,…
May 20, 2022
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Beyond Repatriation: Combating Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
In September 2021, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ordered the repatriation of 450 Gabonese military troops serving in MINUSCA, the UN’s peacekeeping mission…
May 2, 2022
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Public Opinion, Criminal Procedures, and Legislative Shields: How Supreme Court Judges Have Checked President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil
In his 2018 electoral campaign, Jair Bolsonaro stirred tension with the Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, “STF”) by openly defending packing it with new…
April 25, 2022
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Germany’s Holocaust Memory Problems
Introduction It is commonly assumed in the English–speaking world that Germany is the world leader when it comes to dealing with its past. There is even a word for it:…
April 20, 2022