50 Million children are on the move: An international crisis
Over 50 million children, unaccompanied and separated, are on the move: A must be priority for the international community Fifty million children around the world are on the move, fleeing from armed conflicts, violence, poverty and extreme weather. In this kind of
Sustaining Sustainable Development: Leveraging Human Rights Norms to Implement Land-related Goals
This March, the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference featured progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a key theme. Practitioners, experts, government officials, and development partners tackled the land sector’s complicated and herculean task of supporting governments to
Conversation about conflicts and human rights with Marcus Bleasdale
Marcus Bleasdale is a photographer who has been documenting some of the world's most brutal wars over the past eighteen years. Marcus covered the wars in Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Somalia, Chad and
The Truth is in the Details – Interview with Ben Emmerson
Since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the answer to the question whether every human being enjoys inviolable and universally valid human rights irrespective of national origin, religion or skin colour has
Indigenous Peoples and their Rights: How They Started, Why They Matter
(Part One) This article is in two parts. Part One deals with the concept of indigenous peoples, the rights they enjoy, and the history behind the international documents that outline those rights. Part Two will discuss how colonization has affected indigenous
The Unbearable Situation of Children in Armed Conflicts Around the World
Armed conflicts around the world are disrupting the lives of millions of citizens and have caused the largest movement of people since World War II. During conflicts and post-conflict situations, children are the most affected by violence. Many of them lose
Upholding International Human Rights Law: Internationally, Nationally and Individually
Around the world human rights are not effectively protected, often creating a sequence of suffering, poverty and instability in sustainable development. It is important to first understand what is meant by human rights. Simply, they are fundamental to all human
Authoritarian Governments Abusing Interpol to Pursue Opponents Abroad
Human rights activist Lutfullo Shamsutdinov was forced to flee his native Uzbekistan after he reported on a massacre in the city of Andijan on May 14, 2005. Between 200 and 1,000 civilians died. Although the government claimed that “terrorists” were
Sex Work and the Law: A social taboo
Sex work is often seen as a social taboo, despite the fact that there are many millions of adults engaged in consensual sex work globally. There is an active conversation happening among international organizations and national government bodies about whether
Reflections on an Impending Trump Presidency
Editor's Note: This post was previously published in The (Mis-)Adventures of Kittu Pannu. Dear President-elect Donald J. Trump, You’ve done the unthinkable. You’ve convinced a little more than half of the country that you’re the right man for the highest office of