Tag: Civil Liberties
34 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
What North Korea’s Push for Economic Development Means for Human Rights
North Korea’s 2018 diplomatic makeover reduced tensions, deepened inter-Korean reconciliation, and fostered a perception among analysts that China, Russia, and some other…
April 13, 2019
- Dialogues
Dr. James Millward on the Uyghur Crisis in Xinjiang
GJIA: What do you believe are the most important reasons and motivations that led the Chinese government to create the reeducation camps in Xinjiang? JM: In a way, it goes all…
April 1, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Facebook’s Quasi-Sovereignty: Myanmar’s Need for a New Free Speech Paradigm
The authors of the open letter are correct. Facebook can seek to address these problems by working with Myanmar developers on natural language processing (NLP) algorithms to…
March 12, 2019
- Science & Technology
It’s Now Aadhaar with Caveats
In its 1448-page verdict, the Court held the Aadhaar Act to be a beneficial piece of legislation that involves “parting with minimal information” in service of the “larger…
February 15, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Hip-Hop and Human Rights in Africa
Perhaps one of the more notable examples of hip-hop activism in Africa is Fela Kuti and his engagement with the Nigerian government concerning corruption and human rights abuses.…
February 4, 2019
- 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…
June 1, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
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, …
March 2, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
After Defeating ISIS: A Renewed Opportunity to Prioritize Accountability in Iraq
Iraq has been caught in cycles of sectarian violence and unrest since the 2003 U.S. invasion which has claimed the lives of many and destroyed the country’s infrastructure and…
February 28, 2018
- Society & Culture
Laboratory of Democracy? Turkey’s Scientific Institutions After the July 15 Coup
Established in 1963 to support state-led economic planning, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) identifies and promotes areas where government…
October 7, 2017
- Online Archive
‘O Gigante Acordou’: Brazilian National Protests for Policy Reforms and Why They Matter
This was only the beginning of an outbreak of national protests against more than just the increase of bus and metro fares; droves of mostly middle-class Brazilians began to go…
July 29, 2013