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Unacceptable Overseas Yet Acceptable at Home: Child Marriage and the UK’s International Hypocrisy

December 13, 2020 Rosie Shouler-Harris

New bill seeks to criminalise child marriage, revealing the UK’s hypocritical child marriage laws.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags United Kingdom, child marriage, discrimination against women and girls, The Home Office, domestic abuse, social divisions, right to education, Bangladesh, COVID-19, pandemic, Pakistan, OHCHR

The call for G20 boycott over the detainment of women’s activists in Saudi Arabia

December 13, 2020 Henrietta Blohm

Despite hosting the G20 summit in November, Saudi Arabia faces serious criticism for human rights abuses, particularly relating to the treatment and detention of women activists.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags women's rights, activists, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, G20, pandemic, COVID-19, torture, sexual harassment, Human Rights Watch

The Climate Refugee Crisis: The Next Big Challenge

December 13, 2020 Raquel Armendariz

The UN warns about the “catastrophic” impact that climate change will have on all human life.

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In Climate Change, Community Contributions Tags United Nations, United Nations Security General, climate change, climate crisis, deforestation, Immigration, Migrants, socio-economic rights, Asia, refugees, UNHRC

“Sportswashing” masks human right abuses in Saudi Arabia

December 13, 2020 Jacob Adib

Formula 1 announced that Saudi Arabia are to host their first ever Grand Prix Formula 1 racing event, sparking controversy amid continuing human rights abuses in the country.

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In Community Contributions, Business and Human Rights Tags Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International, Human Rights Violations, COVID-19, pandemic

The Politics of Terrorism: France’s Targeting of Islamic Extremism

December 13, 2020 Emma Fearon

President Emmanuel Macron’s secular rhetoric and proposed policies to safeguard laïcité could further alienate French Muslims in the country.

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In Current Affairs, Equality Tags France, Islamic Religion, religion, protests, freedom of speech, racial inequality, terrorism, Police Brutality, systemic racism, social, unemployment
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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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