Sam Biden
August 1, 2023
Economic Development, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
The global overview of the period between 2000 and 2022 reflects significant progress in providing safe drinking water and sanitation services to communities worldwide. Despite the increase in global population to a predicted 8 billion people, the number of individuals lacking at least basic drinking water services decreased from 1.2 billion to 703 million.
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Sam Biden
July 3, 2023
Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
There are multiple groups of varying sizes involved in transhumance, attacks on herders as well as terrorist activity. Being able to accurately identify each group that may be involved is becoming increasingly difficult as the influx of violence continues to rise.
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Sam Biden
May 26, 2023
Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
The case of Project NEOM exemplifies the need for greater scrutiny of the application of anti-terrorism laws, the protection of human rights and the fair administration of justice in Saudi Arabia.
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Sam Biden
April 28, 2023
Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
Despite the fall of IS in Northern Syria, closure for the many victims of their assaults and exploitation has not yet been obtained. Repatriation efforts appear insignificant at best, with hundreds of vulnerable children still being detained in inhumane conditions with little hope for freedom.
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Sam Biden
March 28, 2023
Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Americas, The Policy Unit
The Peruvian government are holding onto the aged ideas of their 20th-century political and academic influences in what can only be described as a century-long path of exploitation, violence and ignorance.
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Sam Biden
March 1, 2023
Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
Poor investigative mechanisms, conflicts of interest, an epidemic-level use of torture and enforced disappearances as well as a protective relationship between the judiciary, law enforcement agencies and Bangladeshi government shows any meaningful aims to eradicate these issues only exist in a theoretical format.
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Sam Biden
October 26, 2022
Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Religious Freedom, The Policy Unit
Violence against protesters would peak in the second half of 2022 with the death of Mahsa Amini. Ms Amini was arrested on September 13 for not adhering to Iran’s strict dress code.
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Sam Biden
September 15, 2022
Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, International Law, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
Since 2017, Cameroon has been plagued by a deadly conflict linked to the roots of early colonialism headed by the French and British governments
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Sam Biden
August 1, 2022
Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
The UK has, albeit not admittingly, attempted to palm off their international obligations upon another State. This attempt is not only non-permissible under international law but also does not relieve the UK of their obligations to the Refugee Convention, of which they are a signatory party.
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Sam Biden
July 27, 2022
Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
Since 2019, Iraq has been plagued by constant demonstrations and protests against corrupt governance. In responding to these protests, many claim that the Iraqi government have disregarded not only human rights, but also civil and political rights such as freedom of expression & association.
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