MIR Meets: UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard
On this episode of MIR Meets, Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. Agnes Callamard, United Nations Special…
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Amnesty International
The Pursuit of Justice in Chechnya: An Arduous Endeavour
Human rights in Russia is a domain that has seldom received international appraisal under Vladimir Putin’s rule.…
Right to be Free from Rape: The Importance of Consent-Based Legislation
At the June 2016 San Fermin bull-running festival, a girl was found by a couple crying on a bench in the fetal…
Saudi Arabia’s Re-election to the Human Rights Council
On 28 October 2016, the United Nations General Assembly elected fourteen states to serve on the United Nations…
The Price of the “Olympic Spirit”: The Economic and Social Costs of…
The Olympics are upon us, and with the opening ceremonies on August 5th, the games have promptly begun and will…
Call for an Anti-Oppressive Approach
Over six months ago, I questioned whether the appointment of a Saudi Arabian ambassador to chair the Human…
Justice for Egypt and Regeni
In my last post, I wrote about the untimely death of Giulio Regeni, an Italian PhD student brutally beaten and…
Labour Focus: Iran
For this post, WOTW will be looking at a phenomenon in the Middle East: growing labour activism in Iran.
When…
Bolstering Human Rights: A Brick in the Road
Last month, Amnesty International released their annual 2014/15 report on the state of the world’s human rights.…