Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Human Rights

Bangladesh: Ship Explosion Exposes Regulatory Failures

(Brussels) – The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya on September 7, 2024, in Bangladesh underscores the lack of adequate international...

The Ethnicity in ‘Marijuana’ – UAB Institute for Human Right…

By Eva Pechtl In my introductory blog on ‘How Stigma Hurts,’ I reviewed the opium crisis and the stigmatization of opium smoking by Chinese...

Eradicating manual scavenging: a step toward upholding human…

The practice of manual scavenging is a violation of human rights that needs to be addressed in...

Egypt: US Waives Human Rights Conditions on Military Aid

(Washington, DC) – The Biden administration’s decision to waive all human rights conditions on military assistance to...

New Alabama Legislation Restricts Absentee Voting Infringing…

By Delisha Valacheril     In the United States, the right to vote is heralded as a cornerstone of democracy, in which every citizen can...

If Canada defends human rights, what about Palestine?

Ameera Es-Sabar discusses the concept of silent violence in the context of Canada, drawing parallels between Canada’s exclusionary...

Ethiopia Frees Seven Long-Held Opposition Politicians

Last week, the Ethiopian government finally released seven long-detained senior members of the Oromo Liberation...

Marriage Trafficking in China Leads to Women in Chains – UAB…

by Delisha Valacheril   Chinese vlogger captured a horrific, viral video of a woman chained outside to a hut in January of 2022. This...

Is the “NZYQ” verdict a new guiding principle against the in…

Following the High Court of Australia’s landmark ruling against indefinite detention of illegal migrants, reversing its 2004...