Human RightsWomen Are Not Property, So Why Are We Selling Them?
Every year, thousands of women and children are sold into sexual slavery, also known as human trafficking. When people think of human...
Shelby Hettenbach
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Human Rights
Global JusticeHey UN! Where Are All the Women?
As of February this year, less than 4% of all UN peacekeepers are women. Currently there are 105,314 troops, police and military...
Global JusticeKerry Deems Actions of ISIS Genocide
Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Thursday that ISIS (also known as Daesh) has been committing genocide against religious minorities in...
Global JusticeInternational Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), the day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world....
Global Justice#HeforShe
#ThankYouMexico for finally joining the #HeforShe campaign fighting for gender equality! #HeforShe was created by UN Women,whichwas established to accelerate progress on...
Global JusticeWhat is the ICC Doing to Stop ISIS?
Last week, I attended the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission briefing titled, “Seeking Justice for Atrocities: How the International Criminal Court Could...
Climate JusticeUN Environment Programme Post-Paris Update
“Later that night, I held an atlas in my lap, Ran my fingers across the whole world, And whispered… where does it...
Global JusticeThe Debate on Banning Trump
The United Kingdom has been one of America’s closest allies for over 200 years. Yet the British Parliament recently engaged in a...
Global CooperationNorth Korea’s Nuclear Test
North Korea claims to have completed a successful test of a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday, January 6th. This test (North Korea’s first...