Category: Human Rights & Development
141 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
Chile’s Constitutional Turning Point
Chile is at its most important inflection point since its 1990 return to democracy in the wake of the Pinochet dictatorship. In October 2019, the country exploded in violent…
April 1, 2021
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Race: A Never-Ending Taboo in France
Events in recent months have once again made race and racism part of public debate in France. There was the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in a banlieue, or suburban…
April 1, 2021
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PART II: Killer Robots: A Third Revolution in Warfare?
Cons Machine killings violate the most basic of rights—the right to life and the concept of human dignity. Machines are not inherently moral beings that have human traits, such…
March 26, 2021
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PART I: Killer Robots: A Third Revolution in Warfare?
Overview Gunpowder first revolutionized warfare, followed by a second far more destructive revolution: nuclear weapons. The nine countries possessing nuclear weapons hold the…
March 19, 2021
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India and Latin America: Moving from Transactional to Permanent Healthcare Partners
On January 22, less than a week after India began its own COVID-19 vaccination drive at home, the Serum Institute of India shipped two million doses of the Covidshield vaccine…
March 18, 2021
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The View of the Coup from the Camp: Myanmar’s Emergent Trans-Ethnic Solidarity
https://twitter.com/Natrani/status/1360993418445524999 The current protests also represent a rupture with past protest movements in Myanmar. The protesters’ spontaneous pivot…
March 17, 2021
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Curbing Illicit Financial Flows to Pay for Sustainable Development and COVID-19 Recovery
As states seek to cope with the economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, budget deficits and debt burdens widen. This is particularly true in Africa, where post…
March 2, 2021
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Community and Health Governance in Myanmar during and after COVID-19
COVID-19 has exposed the real consequences of continual violence and Myanmar’s need for a strong health system to resolve conflict and instability. Although the WHO lauded…
January 28, 2021
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Poles Wave the Rainbow Flag in “LGBTQI+-free zones”
Since the 2015 election of the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS), Polish civil society has been under attack by the ruling party. This is particularly true for LGBTQI+…
January 21, 2021
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Decreasing Domestic Violence in Tajikistan Requires Safe Reporting Mechanisms
Introduction The screaming woke me up at around 2 a.m. It was not the first time and certainly would not be the last. My apartment filled with the shouting and violence from next…
December 22, 2020