On October 20th 2016, South Africa became the second African nation to publicly withdraw from the International Criminal Court, as Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane made the country’s formal notification to the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon. South Africa follows in the footsteps of Burundi as tensions have risen surrounding the nature of the court,Continue reading “A Crisis of Faith: The International Criminal Court in Africa”
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Black Hair: Why the Revolution Matters
For many black females, the decision to ‘go natural’ has been fuelled by a revolution of self-acceptance, self-love, redefined standards of beauty, and nonconformity. The term refers primarily to the eradication of relaxer, a chemical straightener which works its magic by uncoiling, unkinking, and de-constructing the tight coils which are the hallmark of our AfricanContinue reading “Black Hair: Why the Revolution Matters”
The Threats of Corporate Culture
In every workplace there is a particular mentality which makes each job different, both in a positive and a negative manner. The sense is one of ‘how we do things around here.’ It has always been an attribute of a workplace, has always existed, and whether this attitude is conscious or not, it is centralContinue reading “The Threats of Corporate Culture”
Artists: the Human Rights Activists of Our Time
Ostensibly, it might sound surprising that artists and the art world has anything to do with human rights issues, or even politics in general. The commonplace image of an artist is of a rather self-involved hippy who creates art for its own sake; surely, Marcel Duchamp exhibiting a urinal is not a demonstration of aContinue reading “Artists: the Human Rights Activists of Our Time”
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”
New Technologies and Human Rights: What We Can Do
With the internet and new technologies integrating and transforming nearly every aspect of our daily lives, new forms of expression have emerged. From online petitions to #hashtags and viral trends, new technologies are firmly engraining themselves in our everyday organization and association, gradually revolutionizing the way we take action. Concurrently, the way human rights issuesContinue reading “New Technologies and Human Rights: What We Can Do”
When Fear of Contagious Disease Rationalizes Discrimination
According to the Center for Disease and Control (CDC), the 2014 outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is the largest outbreak of the virus in history and the virus’ first epidemic. While Nigeria has managed to stop the flow of new cases, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have widespread transmission of the virus. As of 5Continue reading “When Fear of Contagious Disease Rationalizes Discrimination”
The War Against Women: At Home and Abroad
There are 60 million women missing due to neglect and sex-selective abortions, 15 million female slaves in sex-trafficking and labour, and 5,000 victims per year in honour killings. These are hallowing indications of a phenomenon known as gendercide. Gendercide is the systematic killing of members of a specific sex. In this article, we will expandContinue reading “The War Against Women: At Home and Abroad”
#HeForShe
Speaking in her now famous address at the United Nations Headquarters on September 20, actress Emma Watson defined feminism as, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.” Watson felt the need to provide this definition afterContinue reading “#HeForShe”
#BringBackOurGirls
Anyone who was paying close attention to either world news or social media back in April will remember a campaign called #BringBackOurGirls. It has been nearly six months since almost 300 schoolgirls were abducted from the Chibok boarding school in northern Nigeria by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The media covered this story extensively,Continue reading “#BringBackOurGirls”
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