International Human Rights

ICC Turns Ten: A Measure of Justice

Kip Hale | Posted 05.30.2012

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Kip Hale

In this tenth year of the ICC, it is an appropriate time to take stock of the Court's progress in its primary mission: end impunity through the just rule of law.

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Gay Rights Across the Globe

Ilan H. Meyer, Ph.D. | Posted 02.12.2012

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Ilan H. Meyer, Ph.D.

Some academics' critique is that by using terms like "gay" and "LGBT" globally, we inappropriately apply Western terms and ideas that bias our understanding of sexual orientation in non-Western regions of the world. I disagree with this critique.

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Human Rights Day and Indigenous People of Winnipeg

Jack Healey | Posted 02.09.2012

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Jack Healey

The raw and violent past of residential schools literally stole aboriginal children away from their parents' homes and stuck them in new and unsettling homes.

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A Message from Israeli Military Prison on International Human Rights Day

Majida Abu Rahmah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Majida Abu Rahmah

A year ago tonight, on International Human Rights Day, our apartment in Ramallah was broken into by the Israeli military in the middle of the night.

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Juan Mendez on International Human Rights

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

"The U.N. simply does not have adequate support of the world powers," Juan E. Mendez told me. Coming from anyone, this might be less important. From...

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Upskirting? Down-Putting. And Yes, It Is Abuse

Liesl Gerntholtz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liesl Gerntholtz

Upskirting is a term referring to photographing the view up a woman's skirt. The practice violate women's rights to privacy and bodily integrity and underlines women's continued inequality.

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From Guantanamo to Accountability and Beyond

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arlene M. Roberts

President-elect Obama made known his intention to close the Guantanamo detention facility. The projected closure raises a plethora of issues.

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Beatings, Protests, Arrests Mark 60th Annual Human Rights Day

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The Financial Times reports that the UN human rights commissioner, Navi Pill...

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