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Ending the Practice of Foot-Binding
Although the struggle for women’s rights in China is far from over, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party has allowed women...
World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is on the March
The United Nations General Assembly, on the initiative of Nurbch Jeenbrev, the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the UN in New York, has...
NewsPalestine Joins the International Criminal Court
Palestine’s recent accession to the International Criminal Court is a crucial step toward accountability for grave crimes in the region and toward...
Encouraging Chinese Influence in North Korea
China’s international mantra is that human rights start with a socio-economically stable foundation--before democratization. In other words, people need to eat breakfast...
Global JusticePalestine and the ICC: National Sovereignty vs. Human Rights
One day after a failed bid at the UN to push a Middle East peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, the...
Global Justice11 January: Human Trafficking Awareness Day
The recent interception by the Italian Navy of two ships filled with refugees from Syria and other countries has dramatically highlighted the...
Global JusticeWalter F. Hoffmann: 1924-2014
As 2014 drew to a close, we said goodbye to a beloved global citizen. Walter F. Hoffmann, prominent civil rights attorney and...
Global JusticeThe US and Torture: What Now?
The Senate Intelligence Committee recently released a much-anticipated executive summary of a more than 6,000-page report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s tactics...
From “Womenomics” to “Womenpowerment”
Japan has begun implementing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s new strategy to revive its economy. Dubbed “Abenomics,” the plan – which includes printing...
Global JusticeHuman Rights, the US, and International Law
The ideal of international human rights spans over 40 years, beginning with the Unverisal Declaration of Human Rights. Since then, there have...
Global JusticeThe Worst Perpetrators of Modern Slavery
I’ll preface this blog by saying that I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Global Slavery...