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Human RightsBelarus: The Wild Card
It seems that every time I look at my phone, there is a news alert telling me about a new catastrophe somewhere...
Global JusticeThe Refugee Crisis: How the United Nations is Dealing with the Problem
The events of November 13th have truly rocked civilized peoples of the world to the core. For many Parisians, it was just...
Global JusticeConvention on the Rights of the Child: The Vital Role of NGOs
When the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20,...
Global JusticeToo Young For Marriage: Why Children Wed and What You Can Do to Help
When you're a teenager, there is a lot to worry about—school grades, friend groups, identity—but for 700 million women alive today, they...
Human RightsKeeping Hearts and Borders Open
In the wake of the terrorist attacks that shook Paris last Friday, many have turned to analyze the alleged organizers of the...
Global JusticeParis Attacks: Symbols and Choices
The Islamic State (ISIS, or Daesh in Arabic) either is using a good public relations firm or has its own agents to...
The Pregnancy Debate in Sierra Leone
While the debate about parental leave rages on within the US, Amnesty International released an upsetting report last week that revealed blatant...
Human RightsYemen: Where Humanity Is Flouted
At the United Nations headquarters in Geneva On October 31, 2015, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the International Committee of the...
Human RightsKashmir: The Oldest Unresolved Conflict in the World
This week, the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee meeting dealing with social, humanitarian and cultural questions was held. Here, Pakistan and India...
The Global Cost of Gender-Based Violence
When you think of gender-based violence, you may think of women abused in a refugee camp or conflict zone; you may think...
Climate JusticeThe Right to Change
Last week, the Mexican west coast was hit by “the biggest storm ever recorded in the western hemisphere,” Hurricane Patricia. While Mexico’s...