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Global JusticeWorld Cup Puts Global Inequality on Display
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup underway in Brazil, it’s easy to ignore the headlines about protests in favor of the dramatic,...
Are Human Rights the Cost of Global Governance?
Uganda’s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa has been elected President of the UN General Assembly. While this is primarily a ceremonial position, Kutesa’s...
Apostasy and Misogyny in Sudan
Last Tuesday announced the next chapter in a legal case that has drawn international outrage: Meriam Ibrahim, sentenced to death for apostasy,...
Peace & DisarmamentUnilateral US Force In Iraq Will Make The Situation Worse
The United States must not unilaterally re-engage its military in the intensifying violence in Iraq. The US war in Iraq officially ended...
Human RightsA Weapon of War Tolerated for Too Long
"It is a myth that rape is an inevitable part of conflict. There's nothing inevitable about it. It is a weapon of...
Global JusticeWhy Ratifying the Women’s Rights Treaty Is Important to All American Citizens
The United States has led the way for democracy and equality around the world. Through its own work as well as through...
Global CooperationThe Inauguration of a New President: What does it mean for Ukraine’s Future?
The inauguration of newly elected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko this past Saturday marked an important day for Ukraine, as the country officially...
Global Justice35 Years and Counting
Considered The Bill of Rights for women, the Women’s Rights Treaty (CEDAW) is the most comprehensive international agreement on the basic human...
Global JusticeElements of a Cosmopolitan Foreign Policy
Watching President Barack Obama deliver his commencement address at the US Military Academy, it's easy to be reminded that he has discussed...
Global CooperationThe Law of the Seize
8 June of each year has been proclaimed by the UN General Assembly as the Day of the Law of the Sea....
Climate JusticeClimate Change: A Distinctly Gendered Issue
Climate change has been framed in many ways: as an environmental issue, a public health issue, an economic issue, a sustainable development...