Conditional Empowerment: Shifting Community Land Rights for Kenyan Pastoralists Liam Ragan Nov 23, 2017 Pastoralism has been a key feature of East African savannas for millennia. Herders in Kenya practice mobile…
Imprisoning the Artist But Not the Art: The Persecution of Zehra Doğan Jasmine Lee Nov 20, 2017 In July 2016, Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan was imprisoned for her problematic art and social media…
Does the US have a human rights problem? Mia Trana Nov 10, 2017 The United States is often seen as a world leader in negotiating international treaties and agreements, including…
INTERPOL: targeting international criminals, terrorists, and…activists? Julia Yingling Nov 8, 2017 On October 17, 2017, Russian officials put out a request for cooperation from the international community to locate…
The Double Edged Sword of Chinese Counterterrorism Efforts Steven Polyakov Oct 23, 2017 Just last month, Chinese officials ordered Chinese Muslims in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to hand over copies…
THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Dima Yakovlev Law Magdalene Karalis Oct 21, 2017 The Dima Yakovlev Law: Orphans, Abuse and Political Stratagem July 8th 2008: Dimitri Yakovlev, renamed…
Ai Weiwei’s Political Artistry: Good Fences Make Good Neighbours Esli Chan Oct 16, 2017 Human rights advocate and renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has not only taken the contemporary art movement by…
Duterte’s War on the Poor: A Question of Bias Isabella Chon Oct 10, 2017 Over the past month, the Philippines has undergone a series of legislative changes that have exacerbated its…
Calling it Like it is: Venezuela’s Dictatorship Leila Mathy Sep 26, 2017 The world is finally paying attention to the long-term Venezuelan Crisis. For close to a decade, Venezuela has been…
Good Intentions Francesca Wallace Sep 8, 2017 Progressive social change is a grand illusion that can be reduced to debates on the right of free speech. When…