Climate JusticeNot My Pope?
I’ll never forget the time in eighth-grade religion class when one of my classmates asked why our school didn’t participate in neighborhood...
Melanie Pino-Elliott
19 articles on Insights
Climate Justice
Global JusticeProgress on North Korea?
For the first time, a broad coalition of nations is pushing to refer North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...
Global JusticeContinuing the Fight Against North Korean Atrocities
We all have some idea of how bad things are in North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). We’re...
Speaking Out Against Rape Culture
When you dress like that, you are asking to be raped. For every man in jail for rape, there should be a...
Global JusticeWomen’s Rights in Afghanistan: A Small Ray of Hope
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has backed down from a national law that would have effectively legalized domestic abuse. The bill colloquially termed...
Global JusticeTaking Great Strides toward Silencing Female Victims
If you wanted to use the criminal justice system to abolish women’s rights and protections, you couldn’t do much better than the...
Violence Rages on in Central African Republic
The ongoing surges of deadly conflict in Central African Republic demand action from the United Nations. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is...
Global JusticeThe United States: Last Holdout for Protecting Children’s Rights?
One hundred ninety-two member states of the United Nations have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which outlines...
Accountability for Offenders, Justice for Victims: Goals for the ICC
One of the major struggles that criminal justice systems all over the world face is achieving equal application of the law and...
“Blood Phones”: Corporate Complicity in Mass Atrocities
What links you, the average American consumer, to the deadliest conflict since World War II? Probably the cell phone in your pocket,...
A Step Back for Malaysia
Malaysia recently passed new amendments to its Prevention of Crime Act that represent blatant human rights violations. Most disturbing is the contention...
Global JusticeA Philanthropic Holiday: Trick-or-Treating for a Cause
What kid doesn’t love Halloween--a day of dressing up and getting free candy? Unfortunately, kids around the world who have to worry...