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Visual Reports


Between Blackness and Non-Citizenship: How the U.S. Immigration System Doubly Traps Black (Im)migrants
Author: Sasha Leonard March 4, 2026 Glossary Absorbed : To be incorporated into or included in something else. Afro-descent : Refers to people of African origin who live outside of the African continent and can trace their ancestral roots to enslaved African peoples. Afro-diaspora : Refers to all of the communities and people, globally, that are descended from people from the African continent, particularly descendants of African populations displaced by the transatlanti
Human Rights Research Center
Mar 4
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Birth Control Access & the Fight for Reproductive Rights Globally
Created by: Deanna Wilken and Becca Stachel January 20, 2026 Downloadable Version Available Below Glossary Abortion – A medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. Adolescent – A young person in the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, typically between ages 10 and 19. Avert – To prevent or stop something from happening. Bodily Autonomy – The right of a person to make decisions about their own body without outside control or coercion. Contraception – Metho
Human Rights Research Center
Jan 20


Ensuring Equality & Non-Discrimination: Women as Quazis Under Sri Lanka’s Muslim Marriage & Divorce Act
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
Human Rights Research Center
Dec 9, 2025
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The Decline of Press Freedom Globally
Author: Mathilde Guenin, MA November 4, 2025 View the interactive visual report here on Tableau. Each year, Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index ranks 180 countries and assigns them a score based on the level of freedom available to journalists and media to report. The index, which uses a scale from 0 to 100 to analyze countries’ relative press freedom, categorizes countries that rank between 0–40 indicates as in a very serious situation; 40–55 as difficult;
Human Rights Research Center
Nov 4, 2025
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