Publications

Author: Mahika Datta December 16, 2025 Hundreds of women take to the streets in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 25, 2018, as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Night Una Menos translates to “Not one [woman] less”. [Image credit: Jair Cabrera/Nurphoto via Getty Images] Introduction Latin America is home to 14 of the 25 countries with the highest rates of femicide in the world, with Mexico being one of them (Diaz, 2021). Across Mexico,

Author: Elizabeth Lyons December 11, 2025 Dèyè mòn gen mòn  Beyond mountains, there are mountains  – Haitian proverb Warning: This article contains accounts of rape and other violence that readers may find distressing. In a shelter for underage survivors of gender-based violence, non-governmental organizations have reported a rise in cases of sexual violence, particularly rape of women and minors, due to the escalating armed violence. Care and support facilities for survivors

Author: Hanh Vu, LLM December 10, 2025 [Image credit: FreeP!K] Introduction Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on December 10   to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  (hereinafter “the Declaration”). The Declaration establishes universal standards for human rights and is recognized as the foundation of international human rights law.  It has been translated into 577 languages and has inspired the adoption of more than 80 human rights t

Author: Mariyam Yumna Azeez, LLM December 9, 2025 Note: This audio visual presentation is a summary of the author's Master of Laws in Public & International Law thesis at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Click the image below to view the audio visual report. Sources The Constitution Of The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka 1978 The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act No. 13 of 1951 ‘Inside the Quazi Courts of Sri Lanka’  by Ermiza Tegal and Hasanah Cegu Isadeen (C

Author: Emma Nelson December 3, 2025 A protest in support of the activist group Palestine Action in London on Monday. The government said it would formally submit a ban to Parliament next week. June 23, 2025 [Image credit: Henry Nicholls/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images] Outside of the Labour Party conference this September, dozens gathered brandishing signs colored with bright text reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” They stood peacefully outside the ve

Author: Natalie Bello, PhD November 26, 2025 Fanning the flames … clashes at an anti-migrant protest in Ballymena. Racist attacks have hit record levels in Northern Ireland. [Image credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty ] The United Kingdom has experienced another summer of anti-immigration protests and riots, which have continued into the fall. This escalation has led to an increase in racist attacks across the UK. For example, in York, “two Muslim men were attacked with tennis rac

Author: Sheikh Sibghat Ullah November 25, 2025 Rohingya refugees hold placards at the Kutupalong camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to mark the fifth anniversary of their flight from neighbouring Myanmar to escape a 2017 military crackdown, on 25 August 2022. [Image credit: Rafiqur Rahman/REUTERS ] 1. Introduction Nationality in any legal system marks the boundary between inclusion and exclusion. It decides who has a voice, who receives protection, and who is recognized. For te

Author: Jasmyn J. Tang , MPH November 19, 2025 The separation of church and state is a common phrase utilized in governmental policy and discussion. Not directly appearing in the United States Constitution, the concept is embodied by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” 1,2   Within the First Amendment, two clauses guarantee religious freedom: the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. The Establishment Clause

Author: Sasha Leonard November 18, 2025 Introduction In sociology, the concept of deservingness refers to people’s rationales when judging who warrants resources or support. The CARIN framework, which was first developed by sociologist Wim van Oorschot (2000), expands on this concept by offering five principles with which to analyze how people separate the deserving from the undeserving. The five principles include control , attitude , reciprocity , identity , and need , and

Author: Kate Minichiello November 12, 2025 [Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images] Introduction Recent actions by Trump and his Executive Cabinet suggest that they are not upholding the First Amendment as they promised. Focusing on the second administration, actions have threatened the free speech of news media, universities, law firms, libraries, and data-collecting bureaucracies. Most of the cases are acts of jawboning–“the attempt to persuade or pressure by the force