“Climate Refugees,” ExplainedWhat makes a “climate refugee?” There is no standard definition and no such a category of refugees currently exist under...
This Government Used “Fake News” as a Pretext to Shut Off The Internet to Half the CountryFor the past thee months, the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon have been cut off from the Internet, after...
Can These Three African First Ladies Can End Female Genital Mutilation?This week, three African first ladies spoke out against female genital mutilation (FGM). Niger’s first lady, Lalla Malika, Claudine Talon,...
This Terrorist Group is Sinking to a New Low. “Alarming Surge” in Children Used as Suicide BombersThe terrorist group is most famously responsible for the abduction of some 200 schoolgirls three years ago. And now, a new...
Syria is a Good Reason Why the United States Should Stick With the Human Rights CouncilThe Trump Administration has produced various rationales for its decision last week to launch cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase...
After years of decline, child marriages are skyrocketing in Yemen. (Because, War)The war in Yemen – which is now entering its third year of active conflict – is having a devastating...
Is Torture Making a Comeback?Will Trump bring back torture as US policy? He promised it on the campaign trail. And just days into office,...
Will the Trump Administration Stick With The UN Human Rights Council?The Trump administration has a decision to make on the Human Rights Council: will it stay or will it go?...
This is What the Travel Ban Executive Order Means for Refugees Around the WorldLife for some of the most vulnerable people on the planet just got measurably more difficult. The new executive order that...