Human Rights
2023
2022
UN votes on a fact-finding mission into Iran, but don’t look at it too closely
The UN HRC approved a fact-finding investigation into human rights violations in Iran. However, the vote reveals three disturbing facts about the Council and its ability to protect human rights.
Qatar 2022: A World Cup for Straight Men
FIFA's male-dominated World Cup fails to represent its diverse fan base, but those fighting for equality will persevere.
Revealed: Leaked file uncovers how the Iranian Revolutionary Guards plan to quell protests
Exclusive: A two-hour-long audio leak of a secret meeting between a Basij commander and news outlets reveals the regime’s tactics to suppress dissent.
From Zahhak to the Islamic Republic of Iran: Has Ferdowsi prophesied the future of the republic?
In his national epic, the Book of Kings, Ferdowsi, tells us a story of a kingdom ruled by hungry snakes terrorising a nation. Little did the poet know that 1000 years later, his national epic would become a prophecy.
USA vs Canada: A history of residential schools in North America
“Indian” vocational and residential schools have a long history in the United States and Canada, with each seeking to achieve the cultural extermination of indigenous peoples. Throughout the existance of these schools, an uncountable amount of sexual, verbal, and physical abuse was inflicted upon these essentially kidnapped youth.
China in Focus at UN "Selective Rights Council" (UNRC)
The Human Rights Council passed a resolution on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
"We always hope for change, but we are powerless. We are just refugees"
Atika describes her difficult day as refugee.
Solitary confinement is cruel and amounts to torture
The UN defines torture as cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. Solitary confinement clearly reaches this bar, stripping prisoners of their rights to socialisation at the cost of their mental health.
It's barbaric and repulsive: Let's Axe the Death Penalty
Executing a human being is as coldblooded and premeditated as murder can get, writes Adrian Liberto
Mridul Wadhwa on Conversion Therapy and Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
Mridul Wadhwa, CEO of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, spoke with UN-aligned about her journey into the gender-based violence sector and ways to tackle conversion practices and promote LGBTQ+ rights worldwide.
OHCHR: Take action to ban harmful conversion practices against LGBTQIA+
UN-aligned calls on the OHCHR to take action to ban harmful conversion practices against LGBTQ+
Justice across the EU: 6 ways the EU ensures fairness
Here’s a look over the five key judicial branches of the European Union and how they are safeguarding justice across the block.
The Golden Curtain: Does the EU Stand on the Side of Justice?
The EU is a remarkable institution, but its callous exclusivity has risked making it a gentlemen’s club, whose head is very much up its own backside.
The Overturning of Roe v. Wade: Here’s what this will mean
The overturning of Roe v. Wade has opened the doors for the recall of human rights in the US. But what does this decision mean and how will it impact America?
A Day in Almoallem Refugee Camp
An armed attack on our camp shakes our security and frightens us, but what can we do but return to our tents and accept what happened as par of the course?
The Council of Europe and the struggle to uphold human rights
Human rights have been under attack in one way or another at nearly every single point in human history, so what has changed?
“I entered the university and my heart is leaping with joy!” — An extracts from a refugee’s journal
During the days of the war in Syria, we lost our safety. We used to sleep to the sound of cannons and wake up to the sound of planes.
Rehauling Lady Justice: Is the United Nations guilty in Ukraine?
As long as international justice is left in the hands of nation states at the UN nothing will ever improve because self-interest will always win the day. This needs to change.
What does it mean to be a Syrian refugee?
Arabs say, “Who lives with a people for 40 days has become one of them.” How is it, then, that we have lived here for so many years now and are still living half-lives?
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