Confronting South America’s Violent Past: An Interview with Human Rights Scholar Dr Francesca Lessa

Image by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash By Clorrie Violet Yeomans In this exclusive interview for Protocol Magazine, Oxford scholar Dr Francesca Lessa shares her two decades of experience researching human rights in Latin America. Lessa’s research focuses on accountability for past human rights violations and the politics behind these processes, which involve state, regional, andContinue reading “Confronting South America’s Violent Past: An Interview with Human Rights Scholar Dr Francesca Lessa”

The Future of Assisted Suicide in the UK

Image taken from Flikr By Ella Watharow You may have heard of the tragic case of Tony Nicklinson, who was left with Locked-In Syndrome following a stroke in 2005, when his life became a “living nightmare”. In 2012, the High Court rejected Tony’s appeal to legally end his life, at which point he began toContinue reading “The Future of Assisted Suicide in the UK”

Life in Limbo: Yazidi Tales of Refugee Life in Northern Iraq

Khalaf Dakheel is a 17-year old Yazidi refugee and journalist living in a camp in Iraqi Kurdistan. A writer for the National Discourse with his work having featured in the Jerusalem Post, he often reports on conditions within the camp and life for its Yazidi residents. I spoke to him about his work and hopesContinue reading “Life in Limbo: Yazidi Tales of Refugee Life in Northern Iraq”

Interview with the Author: Alan Shadrake

Alan Shadrake is a British journalist, and author of ‘Once a Jolly Hangman’ -an investigative book on Singapore’s judicial system and enforcement of the death penalty. We had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Shadrake and have heard in-depth of his experiences in a Singaporean jail, and raises key questions about the future of Singapore’sContinue reading “Interview with the Author: Alan Shadrake”