Human Rights
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AMERICAS
Time to think again about abolishing torture
Right now, 47 years ago to the day in the autumn of 1975, the corridors of the UN in New…
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ASIA
Switzerland’s responses on the Xinjiang issue: A brief footprint so far
By Ilham Rilin Fiadi The issue of human rights violations against the Uighurs in Xinjiang, China, still remains a global…
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Uphill work, outlawing war crimes
The arrest in London of the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, accused of inflicting widespread torture, was a bolt from…
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The influence of Persian racism on status of Azerbaijani Turks in Iran
By Elchin Hatami Language is the carrier of the people’s culture and is one of the fundamental national identity elements. …
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Escape to the supposed safe land couldn’t end Rohingya sufferings
By Bahauddin Foizee The horrible scenes of hungry, tired and almost lifeless Rohingya refugees entering Bangladesh shocked the world in 2017.…
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New president, new hopes: Biden Administration should not turn its back on the armed conflicts in Myanmar
By Thiri Shwesin Aung The Rakhine state of Myanmar is severely impoverished and chronically conflicted. In the aftermath of the…
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No end in sight for Rohingya crisis
By Beenish Ashraf An estimated 730,000 Rohingyas had crossed into Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh three years ago in order to flee the persecution…
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AMERICAS
In praise of the Lioness of Law: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her jurisprudence
By Punsara Amarasinghe The death of the US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has created an abyss in the…
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ASIA
More action needed to ban products of Chinese slave labor
By Jeff King Recent weeks have seen unprecedented international action against China for its egregious violations of human rights, particularly…
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AMERICAS
Colorblind justice: Why statistics prove otherwise
By Uendi Hajderaj The sociopolitical progress of African Americans is as abundant, immense, and dynamic as the history of the…
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