Global Governance and Human Rights
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.
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Sam Biden
April 4, 2022
Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, International Law, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, The Policy Unit
While the Mali government have launched some investigations into atrocity allegations regarding Islamist groups, investigations into the Mali military have not been commenced.
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Sam Biden
April 3, 2022
Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
Allegations from migrant workers hailing from Bangladesh and Nepal have been made against Dyson concerning poor labour standards at a division of ATA IMS, known as ATA Industrial.
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Sam Biden
April 2, 2022
Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Russia and Eurasia, The Policy Unit
While the assessment of general and specific IHL only leaves more questions, the short and safe answer is that Russia’s sole use of thermobaric weaponry is permitted by IHL.
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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 ...
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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.
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Sam Biden
March 11, 2022
Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, International Law, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
The new military government under the control of Min Aung Hlaing has committed widespread atrocities against those who protested against the takeover, including the use of water cannons, live gunfire and rubber bullets
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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.
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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.
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Sam Biden
February 27, 2022
Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Americas, The Policy Unit
With all areas considered, there is no doubt that the Remain in Mexico policy is a multi-layered, flagrant violation of a multitude of international documents. While immigration is a touchy issue in the current political climate, the enforcement of migration laws need not be this harsh.
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