A Silent Crisis – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by Grace Ndanu An image with a group of people holding up a banner that reads, “There is no honor in killing!” Source: Yahoo Images (free to share and use) In recent years, Kenya has witnessed a horrifying increase in cases of femicide. The alarming statistics paint an ugly picture of the […]
Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by James DeLano “I run the biggest mental hospital in the country.” That was Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca in 2005. He was referring to the fact that, in 2005, over 2,000 people in the county jail had been diagnosed with a mental illness. That has not changed. Nationwide, between 16% and 24% of […]
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Leads to Shifting Tide in Indonesia – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by Delisha Valacheril Figure 1 Displaced Rohingya at a refugee camp. Source: Yahoo Images The Rohingya are survivors of atrocities committed by the government of Myanmar. Described as the most persecuted minority in the world by the United Nations, the Rohingya are the world’s largest stateless population. Under Myanmar’s Citizenship Law, the government has […]
Film Screening: The Soil and the Sea
The film, The Soil and The Sea is being released in UK cinemas and will screen at Curzon Oxford on February 29th (+ director Q&A). The film, featuring a text by Elias Khoury and produced in partnership with NGO Act for the Disappeared is the first documentary to record the presence and erasure of clandestine graves from Lebanon’s Civil War. In […]
The University of Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal Invites Submissions for a Special Issue
Proposals should consist of three to five papers that address a topic of high current interest in the field of international, regional, comparative or national human rights law. Each submission should be in the range of 10,000 to 12,000 words. The guest editors for the Special Issue should, through the extension of invitations to authors, […]
Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnifies Gender Apartheid Under Taliban Control – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by Delisha Valacheril Image 1. Afghan Man standing in the rumble caused by an earthquake. Source: Flickr The ongoing humanitarian crises as a result of the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group, regaining control of Afghanistan have been exacerbated since the devasting earthquake hit the country, with women and children bearing the brunt of the struggle. […]
Brazil Decides in Landmark Court Case to Grant Land Rights to Indigenous – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by Delisha Valacheril Image 1. Indigenous Representatives Speaking with Local Leaders in Brazil. Source Flickr. A jubilant celebration of color erupted as several indigenous leaders and activists gathered outside the courthouse adorned in tribal wear and brilliant headdresses to rejoice in the top court’s decision to rule in favor of their land rights. Dubbed the […]