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Calling out the United Nations about its diversity problem

October 13, 2020 Purvi Patel

The United Nations must look critically at its own lack of diversity and institutional discrimination.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags United Nations, COVID-19, pandemic, diversity, inequality, gender inequality, racial inequality

Breonna Taylor: The US Legal System Continuously Fails to Protect Black Lives

October 13, 2020 Holly Latham

The decision not to press murder charges is yet another example of the injustice that Black people face in contemporary America as the criminal legal system continues to fail this community.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, United States, racism, systemic racism, protests, prisons, injustice, Police, Equality, inequality

South Africa Human Rights Commission launches investigation into Clicks saga

October 11, 2020 Giulia Chiapperini

29 years after the end of apartheid, the South African Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into a reportedly racist hair advert.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags South Africa, racism, SAHRC, protests

Brazilian wetlands are on fire and threatening the world’s biodiversity

October 9, 2020 João Eduardo P. De Freitas

Brazil’s wetlands are on fire due to climate change. Bolsonaro’s response deflects and runs contrary to international standards for sustainable development.

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In Community Contributions, Climate Change Tags United Nations, Brazil, UNESCO, climate crisis, climate change, Portugal, global climate strike

Book review of Black Warrant by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhary

October 9, 2020 Venil Ali

Black Warrant is an honest memoir of a jailer in Asia's largest prison complex, India’s Tihar Jail, and provides an insider’s view on the corruption and injustice in the Indian prison system.

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In Community Contributions, Peace and Security Tags United States, prisons, prisoners rights, prison health, India, torture, Asia, Supreme Court, sexual violence
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The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023
The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023

Bosnia’s “invisible children” born as a consequence of sexual violence during the Yugoslav War have finally received legal recognition as civil victims of war.

Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023

Tension between China and the US has impacted on students who wish to study in American institutions, who now face suspicion and barriers to immigration. 

Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong’s National Security Law puts democratic activists behind bars, these extensive powers to prosecute, detain, and imprison puts minors in danger.

Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023

Several Arab countries have witnessed major upheaval leading to protests against authoritarian regimes, known worldwide as the revolutions of the Arab Spring.

Jan 11, 2023
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022

Belarus’ use of migrants as a political weapon against the EU has led to a swathe of anti-migrant laws in Lithuania. As EU courts condemn the legislation, the bloc is itself coming to blows with Lithuania.

Dec 18, 2022

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