A Quarter Century Later: Lessons from the Rwandan Genocide
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
Peace Doesn’t Mean Justice: Continued Eritrean Human Rights Violations
On July 8th, 2018, the world saw a monumental push for peace as Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed the Joint Declaration of Peace and More
A Snake in the Woods: How Indonesia Is Snaking Papuan Rights
Content warning: this article links to a video with graphic content. In a forty year study completed by the Karolinska Institute, researchers found that humans consistently demonstrate strong fear conditioning More
The Ghost of King Leopold: Should Belgium Apologize to Congo?
An uglier side of Belgium’s history has once more made its way into the country’s national debate. On February 12, 2019, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of More
What the Stories of “Escapees” Reveal About the Gulf Monarchies, and Why They Won’t Change
The enduring alliance between the world’s liberal democracies and the Gulf monarchies has grown vexatious. The Gulf monarchies are beacons of stability in a region wracked with instability and they More
Local Issues, Global Audience
The seemingly paradoxical relationship between globalization and localism is well-known. On the one hand, the intermixing of cultures, products, values, and ideas wrought by globalization can sometimes feel homogenizing, especially More
Human Rights Gone Wrong: Trump’s Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid for Palestinian Refugees
After 70 years of bipartisan support, the Trump administration announced in August that it would cease funding humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. These cuts were especially More
Op-Ed: The UN Human Rights Council is No Laughing Matter (Although it Might As Well Be)
On the 9th of October, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held elections that resulted in the addition of several controversial member states to the body. The Philippines, Bahrain, More
Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the International Standard for Human Rights
Social media is gaining considerable influence in political affairs. On the one hand, these networks can be effective platforms with which politicians can reach large audiences. On the other hand, More
Competing for Political Space: Cyber Dissidence in Vietnam
In June 2018, the Vietnamese National Assembly approved a cybersecurity bill to increase the government’s control of the internet and global tech companies. This new law, which is to come More