Violence against women is a pervasive reality in the Americas. While the state has a primary responsibility in providing protection to women, what role do ...
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The price of normalizing gender violence
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UN Security Council fails to pass resolution for ceasefire in Syria
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In a sad, predictable exercise China and Russia voted down a UNSC resolution to temporarily halt the bloodletting in Syria. One country from the ...
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¿Derechos humanos defendidos por dictaduras?
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Los tres países que cumplirán la mayor cantidad de años en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas son dictaduras. ¿Qué explica esta ...
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Making the university great again: The unintended consequences of Trump’s immigration plans
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A #SanctuaryCampus movement has taken hold across U.S. universities. By collectively supporting and providing a voice to undocumented students’ fears and ...
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Liberal or rogue? Latin American foreign policy and human rights
In our second report, Global Americans finds that some governments have followed China and Russia in restricting civil society, while another toes a ...
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A new generation of grassroots leaders brings change to Guatemala
José Toasa |
Guatemalan civil society has helped to usher in the peace after decades of civil war. But the flood of international funding, institutional and individual ...
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When courts go green
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Are crimes against the environment crimes against humanity? The International Criminal Court thinks so. Now what?
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Racismo y exclusión congelados en el tiempo
Zaira Lainez Carrasco |
Si bien mucho ha cambiado en Guatemala del siglo XX a esta parte, hay algo que parece quedar siempre igual: el rol de los indígenas en la sociedad. Pero ...
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Nim Ajpu: indigenous lawyers changing the face of Guatemala
Manuela Picq |
In a country where Maya represent over half the population, but have suffered political, social and legal exclusion, a group of Mayan lawyers and notaries ...
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