More: Human Rights
A plea for help and peace, from Colombia’s communities to the UN Security Council
The small plane bobbed through the clouds as my Peruvian colleague and I looked out onto the green mountains of Colombia below. It was...
Pandemic recovery must be measured in ‘human rather than economic terms’
We must “commit” to building a more inclusive and sustainable world, the UN chief underscored in his annual report on the Work of the...
Kashmir and UN’s Responsibility to Protect
Sovereign states are expected to act as guardians of their citizen’s security, but what happens if states behave as criminals towards their own people,...
Targeting the ‘Heart of Eurasia’: China’s Xinjiang and US’ Game Plan
The cat is out of the bag now, clearly! While it never was a secret, it is becoming increasingly evident that US’ recent posturing...
Rohingya repatriation: Has the world forgotten about the Rohingya crisis?
In August 2017, the Myanmar army committed atrocities to the Rohingya people in Arakan state of Myanmar including rape, torture, burning the houses, killing....
Why Human Rights Abuses Threaten Regional and Global Security
Human rights scholars (Brysk, 2009, Mullerson 1997, Chirot and McCauley 2010) argue that discrimination against people on the basis of their religious beliefs, ethnicity,...
Modern-day threats to human rights in an era of global digitalization
Digital security is an overarching issue related to the development of information technology. More and more new opportunities are popping up here each year,...
Right to Education as an elementary Human Right: From Thinking to Living it
The situation of education in general, and of higher education in particular, is not considered as a priority in developing countries. Unfortunately, all development...
Freedom of religion in the African Human Rights System
Apart from the Mainstream religious beliefs such as Islam and Christianity, Africa is also the home of different indigenous religious beliefs most of which...
The Forgotten African Slaves of Lebanon
In April 2020, authorities in Lebanon arrested one Wael Jerro after posting an advertisement to sell a Nigerian lady, Peace Busari, for a $1,000...