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Land of the Free: US Incarceration Rates
According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, no other country incarcerates a higher percentage of its population that the United States. The latest studies show that 716 people per 100,000 are incarcerated in Ameri...
Interview: Mr. Zeijlon of the World Bank on Human Rights and Development
“Do we do enough? Difficult to say. I think we are doing the right thing.” Anders Zeijlon of the World Bank discusses the complex relationship between human rights and development from the perspectives of individuals, state...
How Female Genital Cutting is Ending
Female genital cutting (FGC) is a harmful practice involving the forcible removal of a girl’s genitals. In Africa alone, 30 million girls are at risk of being cut over the next decade, and up to 125 million women and girls ...
Battling The Autism Stigma This October
October is Autism Awareness Month. And I think it’s important that we take a few minutes to think about that. Being a child can be difficult. Not one of us can say we had an entirely easy childhood, free of bullying and p...
Why We Should Encourage U-Turns by Politicians
Conviction politicians are applauded while those who flip flop around issues or commit U-turns are lambasted for not being decisive enough. This second sort are not leaders who inspire confidence in the electorate. But why is t...
Managing the Hajj: Pilgrimage and the Politics of Race and Class
On Monday I flew from London Heathrow to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a journey I have made countless times. This time around, however, the atmosphere was different. I had chosen to fly during the busiest time of the year in Saudi Ara...
