Tag: Minority Groups
38 Articles
- Global Governance
Indigenous Elder Societies as Leaders for Global Protected Areas Governance
Many models for parks and protected areas have been created globally to preserve biodiversity and natural heritage and to provide visitors with “wild places” to experience.…
October 10, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Uncertainty in the Uighur Diaspora: A Brother’s and Sister’s Tale
Gulmira’s brother Mehmet also endured an unexpected and harrowing experience with the Chinese authorities. When Mehmet, who was studying to earn his PhD in the United States,…
July 12, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Part II: Bosnia and Herzegovina after the October 2018 Elections: Highly Volatile, Yet Functionally Inert
The Impetus Must Come from Below At least as worrisome and consequential to Bosnia as the illiberal engagement from Moscow, Ankara, or Beijing is that from Belgrade and Zagreb,…
July 7, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Part I: Bosnia and Herzegovina after the October 2018 Elections: Highly Volatile, Yet Functionally Inert
More than half a year ago on October 7, 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter “BiH” or simply “Bosnia”) held general elections in a highly charged environment in…
July 3, 2019
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
“The Deceased Can’t Speak for Herself:” Violence Against LGBT People in Malaysia
Just three weeks earlier, also in Klang, another trans sex worker was beaten to death. While police have opened investigations into both cases, they hastily determined that the…
June 25, 2019
- Conflict & Security
The Weaponization of Minorities in Syria and Beyond
Major regional players – such as Turkey, Iran, Russia, and the United States – have utilized minorities as a tool of influence, thus jeopardizing both the social fabric of…
January 9, 2019
- 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
- Human Rights & Development
Does Religious Freedom Have a Future in Pakistan?
At the July 18 panel event, a wide array of representatives from nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, and the press gathered to discuss the current state and the…
August 26, 2013