International Political Forum


 
 

 
Health

Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Critical health epidemics are on the rise in prisons internationally. Just this week, new controversy surrounds the issue in the light of breaking news that American prisons may have to invest in expensive drug treatment for in...
by Abbie Saunders
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Educating Women

The Fight To End Child Marriage Begins At Home

Six years ago, I went to Kathmandu, Nepal, to spend half a year teaching in a hot and dusty classroom. I began each morning with a rudimentary attendance check. Supplemented with dog-eared English textbooks, my troupe of 12 yea...
by Heenali Patel
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Colombia

Colombia’s “citizen portfolio” program could infringe privacy rights (and more)

Under the “Live Digital” initiative, Colombian Minister of Information and Communication Technologies Diego Molano is pushing a policy program under which the government will bestow upon each citizen a “digital portfo...
by Lully Posada
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China

What’s Up With The Hong Kong Protests? An Outsider’s Perspective…

The events that have been unfolding in Hong Kong lately probably have left many,  especially in the West, wondering what’s up with this city that has long been considered a bridge and melting pot between East and West. A...
by Mathias Einberger
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Human Rights

From Anti-Homeless Spikes To Anti-Homeless Cages

The issue of homelessness is a tricky one to address. There isn’t only one cause that lands someone on the streets, and there definitely isn’t only one solution to getting them off the streets. Homelessness has been...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Human Rights

And The Nobel Peace Prize Goes To…

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Pakistani teenager and girls’ rights advocate, Malala Yousafzai, alongside Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. As most of us already know, Malala Yousa...
by Jamal Russell Black
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Human Rights

North Korea: Business As Usual

Whilst almost every sovereign state has, to some degree, embraced the progress of the 21st century, the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), by its own volition, has isolated itself from the rest.
by Simon Fraser
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Human Rights
 

MENA, Syria And ISIS At A Glance

Arab Spring Over the three years, the world has witnessed the rapid deterioration of society in the Middle East and North African region. Revolutions, international interventions and military coups d’états have a sense of no...
by Jamal Russell Black
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Human Rights

Searching For Storytellers: The Struggles of Foreign Affairs Journalism

Those who have the best credentials to guide us through the labyrinth of perplexing constellations of events are being moved away from the frontlines of the public debate. Foreign reporting is facing extinction.
by Mateusz Mazzini
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