Gender-based violence is an issue that transcends countries, an issue prevalent across the globe. Iran has been heavily criticized globally for their official stance on women’s rights. However, after years of advocacy, change appears to be on the horizon. Under the current legislative framework, there is limited protective measures for
Italy has made a decisive decision to permanently halt the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. The decision is marked as historic by human rights activists around the world. The halt of arms is due to Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Yemen conflict. Saudi Arabia has been widely criticised for
The end is in sight after a 20 year long war. The intra – Afghan negotiations began earlier this year and the stakeholders include the Taliban, the Afghan government, political factions and civil society activists. The peace talks began earlier this year in September in Qatar. The Afghan government has
The Rohingya community are one of the largest stateless populations in the world. They have experienced overt discrimination and repression by the Myanmar government. They are denied citizenship and civil rights in Myanmar because they are not recognised as an indigenous ethnic group. Instead, they are classified as illegal immigrants
The people of Zimbabwe were promised job creation, a thriving economy and human rights reforms after the military coup that ousted Robert Mugabe from power three years ago. After the coup, the Mnangagwa administration came to power and in a bid to differentiate themselves from Mugabe, the government pledged towards
On Saturday, November 7th, the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven Emirates, announced the overhaul of Islamic laws in the effort to modernize society to attract tourists and boost the economy. A number of measures have been implemented by the UAE government and is widely reflective of the social
In Thailand, a student-let movement calling for political reform of the monarchy has sparked protests across the country, reports say. The protests have been gaining momentum since July, with the most recent one occurring on 26th October. Tens of thousands of young people assembled to protest the monarchy, the constitution
The “Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” will come into effect 90 days from now. Honduras was the decisive 50th country to ratify the treaty which allowed the treaty to be enacted into international law. It is the first legally binding agreement on the international prohibition of nuclear weapons.
Anti – government protests remained rampant on the streets of Israel for the 15th week in a row, as thousands of protestors rallied in Jerusalem, the capital city, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Similarly, smaller protests were reported in Tel Aviv and Caesarea, and organizers of
More than a million people have been internally displaced in Burkina Faso and the number of continues to grow as the violence rages on between Islamic extremists and local defence militia. Burkina Faso, which means ‘land of honest men’ is a former French colony that gained independence in 1960. The
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a number of challenges, however the devastating impact for the trajectory of women’s rights will remain even after a vaccine is produced. In mid–March of this year, the government of Kenya decided to close schools for safety reasons. The effect of the closure on the
Riots protesting police brutality have broken out in Bogotá and civilian unrest has spread to surrounding cities of Medellín, Cali and Manizales. The protest was a public response to the killing of unarmed lawyer, Javier Ordóñez on Tuesday, September 8th. According to police, he was charged with drinking in a
West Papua is facing a silent genocide as human rights violations affect the archipelago. Following the Indonesian occupation in 1963, the struggle for liberation and self-determination by the indigenous has resulted in violence and revolt. Nearly 58 years later, the conflict rages on between Indonesia and the Free Papua movement.
On August 4th, a colossal explosion marked a poignant change in the lives of people residing in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut. The blast’s impact extended to Lebanon’s highly populated central districts and was felt even in Cyprus, 240km away. Infrastructure was damaged, people have been displaced, and many were
