More: Human Rights
The Genocide Convention: An Unused but not Forgotten Standard of World Law
9 December is the anniversary of the 1948 Convention on Genocide, signed at the UN General Assembly held in 1948 in Paris. The Genocide...
A Disturbing Double-Standard:A Human Rights Criticism of the JCPOA
Critics of capital punishment have long claimed that the utilization of such measures are inhumane and disregard certain human rights. One state at the...
Saudi Arabia crucifies, beheads and tortures under the nose of the international community
For the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sometimes it’s not enough to simply behead a citizen of theirs who has allegedly broken the law, other...
The file of the refugee crisis remains open
The massive influx of migrants – Arab and African refugees to Europe – is unanimously considered to have triggered this summer the most serious...
How the E.U Can Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has almost but disappeared from headlines. Only a bloody war in Gaza or a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv grabs the...
Rise of fear in a wake of refugee crisis in Europe
In a wake of refugee crisis in Europe and looking for its solutions fear of unknown customs, religions, people with their own culture and...
Hell’s Conduit: Trafficking through the Caspian
Tajikistan unfortunately has all of the pre-conditions that make trafficking in persons there a perfect opportunity for the growing trade of human commodities. The...
Caviar Diplomacy: Working the US-Azerbaijan Relationship to Freedom’s Detriment
Ideally located between George Washington University, my office at the Eastern Congo Initiative, and the White House is a $12 million mansion owned by...
Fighting the Shadow Silk Road: Anti-trafficking Efforts across the Caspian
Most conversations about the Caspian countries revolve around the region’s political and economic developments and Central Asia’s new Silk Road initiatives that seek to...
The Dark Side of the Caspian: Despair and Death in Human-trafficking
The Caspian region presents individuals with an array of options for those seeking better opportunities. Unfortunately nefarious individuals are well aware of people’s hopes...