Getting the Insight Out
Domestic workers account for a large percentage of the global workforce. Regardless of race, nationality, religion or gender, workers should receive equal and fair treatment under the law. However, domestic More
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison after being detained in a Saudi jail for 1001 days. A University of British Columbia graduate, she fiercely advocated for the More
Article 33, under the Fourth Geneva Convention, states that “No protected person may be punished for an offense that he or she did not personally commit.” At present, however, one More
Over the past five years more than 600 women and children have reported being sexually assaulted by UN peacekeepers. Top UN officials believe the actual number of violent sexual acts More
Human rights and their associated law became an important international issue after World War II. In fact, the development of the United Nations system in the post-war period is intrinsically More
Just a few days apart, April 2019 has seen the fall of two of Africa’s and the Arab world’s longest-serving leaders: Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria and Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. More
Brunei is enacting new laws that impose death by stoning as punishment for crimes such as sodomy, adultery, and rape. These laws are based on a strict interpretation of Sharia More
On April 1st, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the Sudanese military after three decades of contested governance. While al-Bashir is currently under military custody in an undisclosed location, More
Peru is the third largest producer of copper and zinc in the world, and the leading producer of gold in Latin America. The mining industry has been a site of More
The first week of April 2019 marks 25 years since the Rwandan Genocide began. In the years since, the world has witnessed two more genocides, those in Bosnia and Darfur. More