Armed groups in South Sudan have systematically targeted women with malicious sexual intent as well as continued this in the form of prolonged slavery and forced pregnancies.
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Sam Biden April 17, 2022 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
Armed groups in South Sudan have systematically targeted women with malicious sexual intent as well as continued this in the form of prolonged slavery and forced pregnancies.
Read More »Ben Richards April 8, 2022 Uncategorized
Right now, conflict is still developing throughout Myanmar, constantly escalating as the PDF becomes more heavily armed and effective in their bloody fight for freedom.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin April 7, 2022 Africa, Security and Defence, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uncategorized
Corruption, mismanagement, poverty, and war provide fertile conditions for desperate youths with little prospect and lost patience with leaders to welcome such radical change as a military coup. And the pattern is clear; as long as coups succeed, coups will continue to take place.
Read More »Sam Biden April 7, 2022 Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
With all evidence considered, the actions of the Belarusian security forces amount to a denial of not only the rights to freedom of association and assembly but also freedom from torture, free speech, the right to due process and effective remedies and demonstrates failures of the national accountability mechanisms.
Read More »Sam Biden March 14, 2022 Global Governance and Human Rights, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
14 March, 2022 by Sam Biden, Global Leadership Fellow Current System Australia has been incorporating an ‘offshore’ detention system for over two decades. This system is facilitated via the Migration Act 1958 (MA), allowing for indefinite and arbitrary detention. The ...
Read More »Sam Biden March 12, 2022 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, International Law, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
Despite genocide not having been committed in the state, widespread, systemic and targeted crimes against humanity have been committed by all sides to the conflict.
Read More »Irena Baboi March 5, 2022 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Moscow must not be allowed to get away with this, even if the sanctions are also costly to the side imposing them. If Russia thinks it has won Ukraine, it is naïve to think it will stop there – this victory will only embolden it to go after everything else it desires.
Read More »Sam Biden March 1, 2022 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Uncategorized, Women in the Middle East
Overall, the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan over the past 7 months has been nothing short of a reversal to pre-2001 Taliban ideology. Not all hope is lost, but promises from the Taliban to employ a new system that will supposedly uphold women’s rights is yet to be seen.
Read More »Ben Richards February 27, 2022 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Americas, Uncategorized
Cuba is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and the problems it brought with it. However, the Cuban government will now also have to work to improve relations with its citizens as the recent events have shown the public that Cuba’s government cannot be trusted and is not acting with the people’s best interest in mind.
Read More »Hamish Cruickshank February 19, 2022 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Since the fall of the USSR, Ukraine has come a long way. While the country still struggles with corruption and economic challenges, it has made strides towards becoming a successful, Western-facing democracy. To safeguard this progress, and the state’s territorial integrity, the West should stand firm against Russia’s recent manoeuvres in forthcoming talks – and Ukraine must be involved.
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