Asia
The Gorkha Earthquake in Retrospect: Lessons in Diplomacy, Preparedness, and Morality
Despite the politicking at play on the international aid front, the Gorkha earthquake, in some ways, revealed the best of humanity.
Human Rights
Oceania
"The Torment of Our Powerlessness": Police Violence Against Aboriginal People in Australia
"These grievances are not without history, meaning, or validity, and they must be addressed."
Human Rights
Beyond Justice's Reach, Part 1: The Limits of the International Criminal Court
"Today, the fight against global impunity is becoming ever prominent, but modern power structures form a tough barrier to justice."
Human Rights
Defying Dictatorships: An Interview with Garry Kasparov
Human Rights Foundation Chairman and World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov on defending human rights, challenging dictators, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interviews
Public Security, Identity, and Democracy in Brazil: Interview with Ilona Szabó
"If we want the police to change, society has to change, I guarantee. From my experience working with the police for a long time, if you have good leadership, if you have role models that don't condone abuses, the corporation responds much better."
Asia
The Sri Lankan Civil War and Its History, Revisited in 2020
"Still, one thing is for sure: even if the wounds caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War and its accompanying ethnic divisions heal, the country will remain haunted by much larger structural issues in its history and government."
Human Rights
Wade Henderson on Black Lives Matter, Reparations, and Solidarity
Wade Henderson discusses Black Lives Matter, reparations, and the role of international institutions.
Interviews
Race as a Global Issue: Interview with Dominique Day
"It's not a hopeless issue at all, yet nobody's actually doing enough."
The Americas
How Mexico's "Caso Giovanni" Sparked a Public Security Reckoning
"Unfortunately, el caso Giovanni, as Mexicans have taken to calling the case, does not exist within a vacuum. It is the latest in a string of police brutality incidents in Mexico."
Interviews
Dalit and Black Solidarity: Interview with Suraj Yengde
"You can see the obvious parallels between these groups: the oppression, the police brutality, the incarceration."
United States
In the Lions' Den: A Conversation with Daryl Davis
Daryl Davis is a jazz musician who engages directly with members of the Ku Klux Klan to broaden their worldviews. He has directly inspired over 200 Klansmen to leave the organization, and dismantled the Klan’s operation in the state of Maryland. Davis spoke with Garrett Walker in July.
The Americas
Bloody Blockades: The Legacy of the Oka Crisis
"Canada sadly cannot return to the past and fix its mistakes, but what the government can do is learn from history and leave a legacy future generations will be proud to uphold."