Earlier this year, the Italian parliament approved legislation that imposes significantly stricter requirements and restrictions on search and rescue (S.A.R.) vessels that carry out life-saving work. Despite the United Nations Law of the Sea, which states that ships are obliged to rescue people in distress, the new demands include a
“We can’t stop people from making the journey, but we can require that they come here in an orderly way under U.S. law”. On 5th January, 2023, the Biden administration announced its new immigration policy, which many advocates believe will make the process more difficult for asylum seekers at the
Since Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8th, the United Kingdom has held proclamation ceremonies across the country to officially declare Charles III king. Protestors against the monarchy have since had numerous hostile encounters with police. Democracy, freedom of speech, and the right to peaceful protest are all under threat.
On September 25th, 2022, the polls close on Italy’s general election. Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the party Brothers of Italy, is expected to emerge victorious. This win would mean Italy has elected its first fascist leader since Mussolini’s regime of the Second World War. Meloni and her party regularly
The Director of the World Health Organisation General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggests that the shortage of international interest in Tigray’s humanitarian crisis is due to skin colour. This came at a briefing during which the Tigray-born Chief questioned why there is not as much coverage of the crisis in Tigray
Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate, has effectively called for the expulsion of UN Peacekeepers and MONUSCO spokesperson Mathias Gillman from D.R.C. This comes after violent anti-UN protests occur in the country, with UN Peacekeepers and civilians alike meeting each other with violence. The
On the 14th of August 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, arrived at Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Bachelet visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, namely Kutupalong Refugee Camp, near the Myanmar border. This comes after the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the United
Verbal attacks between Georgia and the European Union and United States have been escalating as ambassadors and spokespeople alike voice criticisms with each other after the E.U. decided to grant Georgia a “European perspective” rather than candidacy to the Union. Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia were dubbed the “associated trio” when
