Human Rights and Migration

How can we avoid another Orlando?1
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 24/08/2016
Reading about the events in Orlando a few months back was like reading a script from a horror tale. It had all the dark elements hovering around and shrouding the setting. A typical night-time event, a solitary gun wielding delusional character and the spillage of blood. It was both the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history, as well as the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks in 2001.
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On Dinkos and the Rule of law: Bulgaria facing migration 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 08/08/2016
Bulgaria has a problem with migrants. But most importantly, Bulgaria has a problem with itself.
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Parody and freedom of expression – who decides what is funny?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 14/07/2016
Recently, German comedian Jan Boehmermann caused an international scandal when he published a parody song about Erdogan, after which he was sued by the Turkish president. How protected is parody as an act of freedom of expression?
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BREXIT Vol. 2: Britain’s withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 11/07/2016
In the midst of debates on whether the United Kingdom (UK) should leave the European Union, the UK’s Home Affairs Secretary Theresa May came out with a controversial statement turning things upside down by redirecting the British opposition against another European institution – the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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Politicizing children’s rights: the United Nations and the crisis of impunity 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 07/07/2016
UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflicts recently issued its well-known ‘list of shame’. This report tracks State Parties and non-state actors that commit grave violations against children in armed conflict. Saudi Arabia is not included.
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There is something –missing– about Brazil: Women, social protest and massive sports events 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 30/06/2016
Brazil is used to dealing with two issues lately: massive sport events and extensive social protests that challenge them. Yet the recent brutal gang rape provoked a discourse that had always been downplayed, forgotten – or neglected. When massive sport events make the sex industry flourish, how do we address and tackle the underlying stigmatization of women in Brazil? Authors: Irene Zugasti & Simon Marijsse
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