Day: November 1, 2015

Eritrea: Foreign Policy and Human Rights in a Stalled Peace Process

By Yeshihareg Abebe and Thewodros Aregay October 29, 2015 Eritrea, as a new nation since 1993 and after thirty years of armed struggle against Ethiopia, is worth exploring. The very location of Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, a conflict-prone region, in which Eritrea, driven by a strong nationalist agenda,

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Indonesian Fires – How Will the World React?

Indonesia, and indeed the world, is facing a crisis with massive fires ravaging the country. Having burned for months, the hundreds of thousands of separate fires are collectively producing more CO2 emissions per day than the entire US economy, and to date have released more emissions than Germany’s annual quota.

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Human Rights of Parliamentarians

There is growing concern over an increasing number of parliamentarians facing imprisonment and detention without clear legal process. The fate of two former Iraqi MP’s is unknown as one of them is facing death sentence while the other is under solitary internment devoid of access to appropriate medical treatment. International Human

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