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Over the past month, the Philippines has undergone a series of legislative changes that have exacerbated its declining human rights situation and its effects on the poor. In early September, the Philippine government rejected 154 of the 257…
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US President Donald Trump delivered a fiery speech at the UN General Assembly in September in which he threatened to “totally destroy North Korea” if the US were forced to defend itself or its allies from the Democratic People's Republic of…
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Within the span of a few months, women’s rights in the male-dominated Saudi state have finally left the dark ages, catching the attention of everyone in the international community. The most recent and considerable measure undertaken by the…
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Last week, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 40 into law. HB 40 expands public funding for abortions to those covered under Medicaid and state health care plans. HB 40 also removes language from Illinois law that would…
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Just before 1:30am, on July 28th, 2017, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) shocked his colleagues and the American public when he voted against the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA) and forcibly brought to an end the GOP’s latest attempt at…
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On the night of Thursday September 8, 19-year-old political science student Mara Fernanda Castillo went out clubbing with her friends. A little after five in the morning, she ordered a cab home from the popular Latin American Uber-like app,…
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On September 22nd 2017, the Human Rights Council at the UN Headquarters in Geneva adopted Universal Periodic Review outcomes of three countries. Among the three was the Republic of Poland. The country has faced criticism from the…
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According to the United States Federal Reserve, the ideal inflation rate in a given year is  2%. However, in Venezuela, they may have just missed that mark, with a current inflation rate of 720%. For Venezuelans, it costs about…
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On September 17, Japanese media outlets buzzed with speculation that Prime Minister Shinzō Abe was preparing to call a snap election for late October. It had been less than three years since the previous poll, but Japanese parliaments…
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