Perspectives
"Isolation": Donetsk’s Torture Prison
East Ukrainian separatists have been operating a small concentration camp in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, for more than six years now.
Human Rights
The Americas
Indigenous Women: The Invisible Victims of Femicide in Mexico
"Women’s fears are legitimate, yet heartbreaking. They shouldn’t have to worry about becoming the next victim of the femicide crisis while walking down the street, but they must."
The Americas
Bitter-Tasting Sugar: the United States, Haiti and Racism in Dominican Bateyes
"It is far past time that the United States stares directly at the consequences of its involvement in Latin America and works to promote anti-discriminatory behavior abroad as much as it is seeking to do so within its borders."
Europe
Human Trafficking: The Secret to Putin's Economy
"As long as Putin refuses to acknowledge human trafficking in Russia, actively weakens the rule of law, and blocks activists from helping those in need, Russia will continue to be a hotspot for international slave trade."
Europe
Silent Threats to Democracy in the Balkans Reach a Roar
"The people of Bulgaria and Serbia are no longer staying silent about the threats to their democracies. The EU should not be, either."
Human Rights
Identity Crisis: Power and Freedom in the 21st Century
Is it possible to guarantee security and freedom simultaneously? And can we translate the language of peaceful protest into meaningful political reform?
Middle East & Africa
Guinea at the Brink of Breakdown
Contested elections, post-electoral violence, and a profound scission of society threaten to send the small West African State into chaos.
Middle East & Africa
Will Guinea Slide Into Civil War? The Opposition's Perspective
Human rights analyst Linda Ghirardello of Eurac Research Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, spoke with Abdulaye Sadio Barry, a Germany-based exiled Guinean leader.
China
How China’s Quest to Please its Population Is Reshaping the Rule of Law
This puts the ratio of CCP officials to Dongguan’s population at 1:1000–meaning the CCP as an institution can personally know the whole of the 9 million residents.
Human Rights
The Shadow Workforce: Prison Labor and International Trade
"Prisoners are still performing free or extremely underpaid labor, which enables companies to make a profit while subsidizing the cost of incarceration."
Asia
From Persecution to Pandemic: COVID-19 in Rohingya Refugee Camps
The potential consequences of an outbreak within refugee camps would be catastrophic, as evidenced in the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh.
United States
On Atlantic Alliances and Autocrats: An Interview with Jeanne Shaheen
Historically, I don’t think the United States has appreciated enough the enormous advantages that empowering women—half of the world’s population—can bring.