Human Rights
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INTERVIEWS
UN Women Regional Director for the Arab States and Asia-Pacific regions Mr. Mohammad Naciri discusses the role of women in development of Saudi society
By Alexander Woodman A.W. What is your role in the collection of data regarding the participation of women for the…
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AFRICA
Cameroon: Moving fast when there are short windows of opportunity for basic constitutional re-structuring
By Rene Wadlow On 8 May 2019, Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, after a 3-day…
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ASIA
Governing our genitals: Brunei’s LGBT stoning law and why it wants your privates
By Jasmin Lilian Diab, ABD Lapidation, more commonly referred to as “stoning”, is a medieval method of capital punishment inflicted upon a…
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Editor's Picks
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi: How safe are journalists?
By Sabyasachi Biswal “Silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible” – Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammed Bin Salman (Moore…
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BUSINESS
The modern vision of Dubai depends on water: can the desert deliver?
By Kayla Koontz Are you buying what the UAE is selling? Dubai is glowing. Sunsets and glittering towers shine in panoramic…
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ASIA
Why fear and self-hatred destroy human sharing and solidarity
By Robert J. Burrowes As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate…
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ASIA
To liberate Cambodia
By Robert J. Burrowes A long-standing French protectorate briefly occupied by Japan during World War II, Cambodia became independent in 1953…
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ASIA
Concerned action needed for Myanmar’s Rakhine state
By Rene Wadlow An independent commission chaired by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan made its recommendations to the government of Myanmar…
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AMERICAS
Trump’s ban on trans people in the military is really an incitement to discrimination worldwide
By Bernard J. Henry «C’est légal parce que je le veux!», “It’s legal because I want it to be!”. That…
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ASIA
Myanmar: Sectarian strife and the long road to a more open society
By Rene Wadlow Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Tin speaking to the Myanmar Parliament on 29 June 2017 said “Foreign Affairs…
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