The Super Bowl 50: a celebration of fifty years of the NFL’s largest and loudest sporting spectacle. Hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area in February 2016, the famous hub of commerce and innovation fell victim to a parasitic wave of crime that plagues the football game every year. Human trafficking, particularly of enslaved sexContinue reading “SinBowl 50: Sex Trafficking and the Super Bowl”
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Uganda: Stable State, Unstable Politics
After years of oppression and civil war following independence, Uganda’s relative security means it has a generally positive – if sometimes controversial – image on the world stage. Considered one of the continent’s more prosperous states, it is the seventeenth-largest economy in Africa, and it continues to grow; furthermore, travel and tourism rates consistently risingContinue reading “Uganda: Stable State, Unstable Politics”
Healthcare Reforms: Not Safe, Not Fair
For 68 years the National Health Service in the United Kingdom has demonstrated the fundamental human right for everyone of the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental care. This standard is now threatened by the new contract proposed in recent years by Jeremy Hunt. The issues arising from the Conservative goalsContinue reading “Healthcare Reforms: Not Safe, Not Fair”
The Revolution Will Now Be Digitised
The revolution will not be televised There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down Brothers in the instant replay. There will be no pictures of Whitney Young being Run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process. There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy Wilkens strolling throughContinue reading “The Revolution Will Now Be Digitised”
Corruption in Brazil: Petrobras and Politicians
The Brazilian congress has recently voted to proceed with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, on the grounds that she used money from state banks to cover budget gaps (notably, she is not faced with accusations of illicit personal enrichment.) Corruption has had a long history with Brazil. It is ingrained in the culture ofContinue reading “Corruption in Brazil: Petrobras and Politicians”
Yemen: Children of a Forgotten War
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Mauer was quoted as saying “Yemen after five months looks like Syria after 5 years.” The Republic of Yemen is at risk of becoming a failed state as a result of the fighting currently ravaging the country. It is a crisis that, sadly, barelyContinue reading “Yemen: Children of a Forgotten War”
Saudi Arabia: Behind the Veil
Women and girls: do you play or compete in a sport? Do you wear the clothes that you have decided you want to wear? Do you sit in the same classes, offices, and restaurants as men and boys? Do you drive a car? Do you go to the doctor whenever you would like or needContinue reading “Saudi Arabia: Behind the Veil”
Spot the Difference: Transnational Corporations and Transnational Organised Crime
In their Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, The US National Security Council defines said criminal organisations as: [T]hose self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate transnationally for the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary and/or commercial gains, wholly or in part by illegal means, while protecting their activities through a pattern of corruption and/ orContinue reading “Spot the Difference: Transnational Corporations and Transnational Organised Crime”
Kashmir Who?
The Kashmir Conflict is one of the most heated disputes in today’s international world. Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, has even been quoted with saying that Kashmir is “the most dangerous place in the world.” This is largely due to the animosity and omnipresent fear of war that has loomed over theseContinue reading “Kashmir Who?”
Qatar World Cup 2022: An Ugly Side of Opulence
The FIFA World Cup is the world’s most important sports event with millions of viewers worldwide, generating more than $5 billion from broadcast and advertising. However, this prominent international organisation has been criticised for its failure to consider human rights issues in certain host countries, including Brazil and Russia, and its hesitancy to exercise itsContinue reading “Qatar World Cup 2022: An Ugly Side of Opulence”
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