Written by Depali Rai As a British Asian, from the very beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, I had felt silent calculations forming in the heads of strangers I passed on the streets, waited on station platforms with and rode on buses alongside. Was I Chinese? Had I recently been abroad? Did I exhibit any symptoms?Continue reading “Asian Identity During the Coronavirus Pandemic: How Fear Is Exposing Xenophobic Bigotry”
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How Judo Lessons In India Are Empowering Women Against Sexual Assault
Written by Siobhan Ali Rape has been a persistent and prevalent issue in India with more than 32,500 cases brought to the police in 2017 alone and many more going unreported. According to data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the state of Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of reported cases inContinue reading “How Judo Lessons In India Are Empowering Women Against Sexual Assault”
Opinion: The Case For Breaking Up Big Pharma
Written by Adam Rektor-Polánek Photo via Pixabay.com. The outbreak of Coronavirus has shined a light on many uncomfortable truths about the world we live in. For example, the ways in which popular media feed off sensationalist, spectacle-centred reporting that leads to mass panic. Or how easily this panic then transforms into racist attacks, in thisContinue reading “Opinion: The Case For Breaking Up Big Pharma”
Forgotten in Concentration Camps
Early picture from the “re-education” camps in Xinjiang uploaded to WeChat. Retrieved from Flickr.com Since the beginning of mass quarantines in China as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s draconian policies addressing the spread of the virus have come under scrutiny. Since its discovery in China’s Hubei region, the virus has quickly spread acrossContinue reading “Forgotten in Concentration Camps”
Conflict, Climate, and the Congo
By Leonie Malin Degraded forest in the area of Yangambi, DRC. Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr. While newsrooms continue to be consumed by the chaos caused by the uncontrollable spread of the coronavirus, other relevant (and more lethal) issues are being swept under the rug. Countries with a history of civil conflicts and aContinue reading “Conflict, Climate, and the Congo”
Forgetting the Forever War
By MacKenZie Rumage Air Force Airman Holding Refugee Child in Dar Ul Aman, Kabul by Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr., April 8, 2007 via Flickr On Saturday, March 1, the United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal after a week-long semi-cease fire and months of negotiations. The peace deal comes after President Donald TrumpContinue reading “Forgetting the Forever War”
The Tanzania dilemma highlights the World Bank’s shaky position on human rights
Written by Elisabeth Mäkiö World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim visits Zanaki Primary School. Photo Sarah Farhat / World Bank via Flickr. March 20, 2017 The World Bank has recently been making headlines with regards to their stance on human rights. This is due to a proposed loan of US$500m from the World BankContinue reading “The Tanzania dilemma highlights the World Bank’s shaky position on human rights”
Fear Is No Excuse for Forgetting Humanity
WHO is concerned about Human Rights during the novel coronavirus epidemic? By Pippa Davis The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken 2,711 lives in China with 80,419 infections reported and the number growing, domestically and internationally, every day. Such statistics are at the forefront of every news site, but the issues being overlooked are those ofContinue reading “Fear Is No Excuse for Forgetting Humanity”
Opinion: The Case for Reassessing Voter ID Laws
Article by Teia Swan Photo by Kelley Minars on Flickr.com The U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to establish federal protections against voter suppression by outlawing mechanisms such as literacy tests and mandating federal oversight on the electoral proceedings in states with tendencies to practice voting discrimination. While the legislation was generally effective inContinue reading “Opinion: The Case for Reassessing Voter ID Laws”
The 2020 Opinion Series: Bloomberg vs Bernie on Racism
Bernie Sanders and Micheal Bloomberg at the Nevada debates on Feb. 19th. Photo via CNBC Within the last decade, racist rhetoric has spiralled out of control, both within and out of the political sphere. As we head into the 2020 Presidential Election, where a candidate with a history of evidenced racism is representing the RepublicanContinue reading “The 2020 Opinion Series: Bloomberg vs Bernie on Racism”
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