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Social Media: Humanitarian/Social

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Right to Childlessness
Right to Childlessness

There should be a protected right for woment to not have children. By Dr. Cornelia Beyer. (10/21/2018)

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Progress and Pitfalls in the Fight against Global Poverty

Analysis of major global poverty trends and their implications to help us advance the goal of poverty eradication. By M Viren. 10/17/2018

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Refugee Crisis on Jeju Island Reveals the Pride and Prejudice of South Korea’s Ecstatic Populism
Refugee Crisis on Jeju Island Reveals the Pride and Prejudice of South Korea’s Ecstatic Populism

Xenophobia reveals itself from the Sourth Korean refugee issue on Jeju Island. By Won Min(Mark) Seo. (08/02/2018)

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Trafficking in Human Beings: How Companies Can Make a Difference

The need for companies to assist in combating human trafficking.  By Carlos López-Veraza Pérez. (07/24/2018)

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Overheating the Humanitarian Law in contemporary international relations
Overheating the Humanitarian Law in contemporary international relations

Refugee Status – a political challenge and legal limbo. By Dr. Nafees Ahmad. (07/01/2018)

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Kosovo Ghost Court Delays Justice to Victims and Their Families
Kosovo Ghost Court Delays Justice to Victims and Their Families

Tragedy and inaction follows war crimes court, Specialist Chamber and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, in prosecuting members of the KLA. By Judge Dean B. Pineles. (04/26/2018)

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Policy Paper: Towards a Global Health without Canada?
Policy Paper: Towards a Global Health without Canada?

This paper examines what it means for the Canadian government to pay little attention to global health and it formulates a set of four recommendations that, if implemented, will allow Canada to con... Read More...



Documentaries for Peace
Documentaries for Peace

Documentary films can provide another avenue for peace and global understanding. By Dr. Cornelia Beyer.  (01/10/2018)

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Position Paper on Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Position Paper on Rohingya Refugee Crisis

ASEAN should take more responsibility in settling the issue of Rohingya Refugee Crisis. By Adritho Zaifar. (01/08/2018)

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The US Department of State’s Trafficking In Persons Report
The US Department of State’s Trafficking In Persons Report

Analysis of the TIP Report of 2017 by the US Department of State. By Ingrid Stephanie Noriega. (12/29/2017)

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Reflections Upon Iraqi Refugees’ Identity (Book review)
Reflections Upon Iraqi Refugees’ Identity (Book review)

Book review of Madeline Campbell’s nonfiction book, Interpreters of Occupation: Gender and the Politics of Belonging in an Iraqi Refugee Network. By Ingrid Noriega. (12/26/... Read More...



After Morales: The Case for Indigenous Rights in Bolivia
After Morales: The Case for Indigenous Rights in Bolivia

Examination of indigenous peoples' human rights in the post-Evo Morales era. By Ingrid Noriega. (08/21/2017)

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Democratic Transitions: Narrated by the Elite
Democratic Transitions: Narrated by the Elite

A brief exploration of the ways elitist corruption undermines democratic transitions in Indonesia and the Philippines. By Sam Brooks. (06/29/2017)

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Countering the Narrative of Political Corruption as an Obstacle to Nigeria’s Economic Development
Countering the Narrative of Political Corruption as an Obstacle to Nigeria’s Economic Development

The major challenge to Nigeria’s development is not political corruption but a lack of direction. By Chambers Umezulike. (06/22/2017)

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Contesting national identity: discourse analysis of political speeches
Contesting national identity: discourse analysis of political speeches

This article investigates how national identity is constructed, redefined and contested during the time of humanitarian crisis. By Natallia Nikalayeva. (06/08/2017)

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The Plight of Minority Groups
The Plight of Minority Groups

Essay analyzes human rights issues in Sri Lanka and Bhutan. By Sooyoung Hu. (05/29/2017)

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Finding Heteronormativity in the Gendered State
Finding Heteronormativity in the Gendered State

Analysis of Ameican and French, postmodern efforts to achieve gender equity. By Juli Adhikari. (05/25/2017)

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The Ixil heritage: the promise of true  democracy in Guatemala
The Ixil heritage: the promise of true democracy in Guatemala

Essay analyzes the influence anc conswequences of the Ixil genocide on Guatemala’s social and political reality. By Ester Brito. (04/08/2017)

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Paging Gov. Beasley: Will the World Food Program face a famine or flourish under American budget cut

The WFP needs to flourish in these trying times to control world hunger and thirst. New Executive Director Gov. David Beasley needs to do just that. By M. Patel. (03/29/2017)

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Were human rights a product of the 1940s or the 1970s?
Were human rights a product of the 1940s or the 1970s?

Paper argues that Human Rights originated and were a product of the 1940s. By Jibraan Mansoor. (03/23/2017)

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Open Borders or Build a Wall? The Democratic Party's Crisis of Vision
Open Borders or Build a Wall? The Democratic Party's Crisis of Vision

The Democrats in the wake of the Trump travel ban. By Heather Alexander. (03/19/2017)

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Let’s shatter the glass ceiling for women in global banking

On this International Women’s Day, we can start to begin the end of male dominance of MDBs: let’s shatter the glass ceiling for women in global MBD banking. By M. Patel. (03/08/2017)

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Methods of Manipulation: How Militant regimes control the masses
Methods of Manipulation: How Militant regimes control the masses

Essay focuses on Indonesia and Burma to examine how militant regimes seek to control the masses. By Juli Adhikari. (03/08/2017)

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Religious Freedom in Southeast Asia
Religious Freedom in Southeast Asia

Focusing on Philippines and Vietnam, a look at religious freedom in Southeast Asia. By Sooyoung Hu. (03/02/2017)

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Breaking the Silence: A Global Analysis of Sexual Assault in the Military
Breaking the Silence: A Global Analysis of Sexual Assault in the Military

Paper provides international examination of sexual assault in the military. By Michelle Stone. (02/241/2017)

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CEDAW, UNSCR 1325, and Intersectionality
CEDAW, UNSCR 1325, and Intersectionality

A review of legal frameworks during war and peace times. By Catherine Howell. (02/14/2017)

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Human Misery Monetized
Human Misery Monetized

Capitalizing and profiteering from the occupation: corporate human rights violations in occupied territories. By Aleksandra Krstic. (01/19/2017)

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The Road to Retribution:Judicial Independence in Transitional Justice
The Road to Retribution:Judicial Independence in Transitional Justice

Paper argues that retribution is more likely to occur under the two conditions. By Chuyue Frances Huang. (01/15/2017)

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