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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

Posted On : November 23, 2018 Published By : Mika Weissenberger
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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

Posted On : November 16, 2018 Published By : Jane Warren
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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

Posted On : November 15, 2018 Published By : Julia Nguyen
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A New Era of Chinese Power: Ethnic Unrest in Xinjiang

Recently, the mass detention of Muslims in Xinjiang, China has been gaining widespread attention and international condemnation. In the far northwestern region of China, Uighurs and other ethnic-Muslim minority groups More

Posted On : November 15, 2018 Published By : Erin Wen
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Tanzania’s Turmoil: A Backsliding of Human Rights

On the night of November 5th, 10 men were reportedly arrested for attending a same-sex wedding on the island of Zanzibar, just 25 kilometers off of the Tanzanian mainland. Despite More

Posted On : November 14, 2018 Published By : Chris Cadogan
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Never Again: Bringing Justice to Myanmar

On August 22nd, the United Nations called for an international court to put on trial Myanmar’s high ranking military officials. Military officials are facing charges of conducting genocide against the More

Posted On : September 11, 2018 Published By : Erin McDonald
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Hunger Games: the Case of Somalia

In political science, case studies are used to exemplify theories and models and to gain in-depth insight of a concept at work. Case studies make clear and tangible what are More

Posted On : July 23, 2018 Published By : Erin McDonald
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“Zero Tolerance” 101: A Guide to Trump’s Immigration Policy

This is a developing story. Donald Trump, despite his claims, is not the first president  to crack down on illegal immigration. The prosecution of those illegally entering the United States More

Posted On : June 24, 2018 Published By : Evelyne Goulet
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Death and Duplicity: Journalism in Russia

Earlier this month, news broke that famed Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in the Kiev apartment where he was staying. Babchenko, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir More

Posted On : June 17, 2018 Published By : Evelyne Goulet
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Eritrea’s Silent Totalitarianism

Eritrea emerged as a sovereign state in 1991, following 30 years of armed battle for independence with its neighbour Ethiopia. The nationalist movement of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (FPLE) More

Posted On : February 21, 2018 Published By : Asma Saad

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