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 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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Sam Biden January 30, 2023 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
The combination of human trafficking and forced labour in Malawi continues to go hand in hand, often overlooked by corporate entities that remain entirely complacent. National implementations aimed to protect victims of these offences have consistently fallen short of genuine protection, bottlenecked by poor training, knowledge and the inconsistent application of key legislation designed to mitigate such damaging crimes.
Read More »Sam Biden January 9, 2023 Global Governance and Human Rights, Heath, International Law, Latest Articles
In 2022, NGO ‘Action on Armed Violence’ (AOAV) released a summary report on the damage explosive weapons caused to civilian life and infrastructure between 2012-2022. During this period, 238,892 civilians were killed or injured in populated areas.
Read More »Sam Biden November 28, 2022 Heath, International Law, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
The right to life is embodied in international, domestic and regional documents. It protects the right of an individual to be free from arbitrary deprivation of life. However, the term 'arbitrary' ensures us that the right to life is not absolute and can be derogated from.
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Sam Biden July 12, 2022 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
As the 8th anniversary of the Yemeni Civil war approaches, hope to bring the bloody and brutal conflict to an end appears bleak. The HSC has today published an update on the situation in the country.
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