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WATCH: A ‘Living Report’ On Art And Sexual Violence In Egypt

Ever since the end of the revolution in Egypt, the country has been cast under the spotlight for their increasing levels of sexual violence against women. Tahrir Square has long since lost it’s association with liberation...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Putting Youth At The Centre Of The Human Rights Agenda

Youth form a crucial constituency for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and – to overcome their growing disenfranchisement – he should lead in the development of a specific framework that sets out and champi...

by Yemurai Nyoni

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The Dubious Arrests And Mistreatment Of Basque Political Activists

Early in November, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) and the European Democratic Lawyers (EDL), published their “Motion regarding the situation of Lawyers and Human Rights defende...

by Sanne Jehoul

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Should We Boycott Sochi?

If you are unaware of what’s going on, here is an update from inside the Russian Bear. The situation for homosexuals in Russia has regressed into Soviet style treatment. Today, over 80% of Russians support the new anti-gay pr...

by Kris Gravning

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A victory for women’s rights in El Salvador

El Salvador has been making several headlines for their harsh anti-abortion laws with imprisonments of women suffering miscarriages. However, it looks like the small Central American country has arrived at a turning point. On J...

by Isabela Vrba

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Unpaid Interns in History

by Sam Kirk

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Celebrities, Mental Illness and the Public Habit of Interference

One in four people will suffer from a mental health problem at some point in their life. For people living in crisis or war situations, this figure gets much higher. It certainly seems to be higher for celebrities compared to t...

by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles

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Myanmar’s Poor, Young Glue Sniffers

Inhalant abuse through the use of cheap glue is a worsening problem among poor children in Myanmar. Yin Yin Hnoung, a medical student from the University of Medicine in Mandalay, interviewed some of these children and analysed...

by Chan Myae Khine

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30 Years After The UN Convention, Torture Is Still Flourishing

Imagine being beaten, blindfolded, kicked, electrocuted, wrapped in plastic and sexually harassed. For Claudia Medina Tamariz, mother of three, this wasn’t just a nightmare you wake from in the middle of the night. She wa...

by Catarina Demony

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WATCH: A ‘Living Report’ On Art And Sexual Violence In Egypt

Putting Youth At The Centre Of The Human Rights Agenda

The Dubious Arrests And Mistreatment Of Basque Political Activists

Should We Boycott Sochi?

A victory for women’s rights in El Salvador

Unpaid Interns in History

Celebrities, Mental Illness and the Public Habit of Interference

Myanmar’s Poor, Young Glue Sniffers

30 Years After The UN Convention, Torture Is Still Flourishing

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