Engraving of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Henry Bryan Hall via Wikimedia I have never had to ask for my human rights. They were assigned to me, along with my name and my gender, around the moment I took my first breath. But how exactly does one go about asking for their rights? How can oneContinue reading “How to Ask for Your Human Rights: Lessons from Elizabeth Cady Stanton”
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The Decriminalisation of Rape: How American Institutions are Failing Victims of Assault
#MeToo via Pexels Chanel Miller was 22 years old when she was raped at a Stanford fraternity party. In her newly released memoir, she describes the various ways in which American institutions failed her, following her assault. Media outlets painted her as promiscuous; lawyers in court portrayed her as a liar. After being found guilty,Continue reading “The Decriminalisation of Rape: How American Institutions are Failing Victims of Assault”
Climate Change Denial is a Corporate Project
People’s Climate March 2017 in Washington D.C. (source: Wikimedia Commons) Thanks to the work of environmental activists, people from all over the world now view climate crisis as the ‘most important issue’ of our time. This public recognition, however, is barely reflected in politics. The EU goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 – which,Continue reading “Climate Change Denial is a Corporate Project”
Protests against the LGBTQI Pride procession in Sarajevo cast a long shadow over Balkan integration
People protesting in Sarajevo after initial proposal for parade was rejected in 2017. Photo accssed via BBC . Before crowds could march through Sarajevo in Bosnia’s first ever LGBTQI Pride procession on 8 September 2019, they would be outnumbered by series of pre-protests across the city. One such protest, calling itself the “Day of theContinue reading “Protests against the LGBTQI Pride procession in Sarajevo cast a long shadow over Balkan integration”
Is the UN Human Rights Council Broken?
Some are worried the UN human rights council is headed down the same track as the now defunct Human Rights Commission. Photo courtesy of UN Photo. Venezuela was voted onto the United Nations Human Rights Council on 17 October 2019 by the 74th UN General Assembly. Venezuela and Brazil were both voted on to theContinue reading “Is the UN Human Rights Council Broken?”
Women’s Protests in Iran and the Relationship between Social Media and Activism
Women recorded holding her hijab aloft in protest in December 2017, via video on BBC. On International Women’s Day this year, three women were arrested in Iran. They were protesting the laws that make it compulsory to wear a hijab at all times by taking theirs off in a Tehran subway. The women were subsequentlyContinue reading “Women’s Protests in Iran and the Relationship between Social Media and Activism”
Police brutality, expulsion and music – containing protest in Russia
Rally for the right to vote in Moscow on August 10th 2019. Source: Sergey Leschina, via Wikimedia Commons. The summer of 2019 in Russia stood in stark contrast with last year’s flourish and excitement surrounding the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It was a summer marked by marked by violence and widespread political discontent. In theContinue reading “Police brutality, expulsion and music – containing protest in Russia”
A Call for Justice: Los Desaparecidos de México
Protest Camp for 43 missing students in Reforma, Mexico City Photo by Carlos Valenzuela, Wikimedia Commons On September 26th 2019, people from all over Mexico took to the streets of Mexico City, marching to commemorate the loved ones they had lost five years earlier. In 2014, in the southern state of Guerrero, 43 students wentContinue reading “A Call for Justice: Los Desaparecidos de México”
A Husband’s Prerogative or a Human Rights Violation?: Navigating the Waters of Spousal Rape
Photo by Emmy Vessa on Flickr The definition of spousal rape is tricky, in part due to the traditional perception of marriage which awarded sexual favours to husbands, and also due to the religious and cultural beliefs of different communities. Classified as a form of domestic abuse, marital rape is not discussed enough but remainsContinue reading “A Husband’s Prerogative or a Human Rights Violation?: Navigating the Waters of Spousal Rape”
A Husband's Prerogative or a Human Rights Violation?: Navigating the Waters of Spousal Rape
Photo by Emmy Vessa on Flickr The definition of spousal rape is tricky, in part due to the traditional perception of marriage which awarded sexual favours to husbands, and also due to the religious and cultural beliefs of different communities. Classified as a form of domestic abuse, marital rape is not discussed enough but remainsContinue reading “A Husband's Prerogative or a Human Rights Violation?: Navigating the Waters of Spousal Rape”
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