Carrie Hoke, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction On September 9, 2025, protestors in Kathmandu set fire to Nepal’s parliament building amid a wave of nationwide political unrest.[1] In the days leading up to the event, digital platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and X (formerly “Twitter”) […]
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De’Onna Nixson, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction It is 7:53 p.m., and Kenneth Eugene Smith is securely strapped to a gurney with a blue-rimmed respirator mask covering his face.[1] A microphone is brought before him so he can say his final words.[2] Three minutes later, […]
Claire Roncallo, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Since 2014, the Chinese government has targeted the Uyghur population in Xinjiang through mass detention, forced assimilation, and cultural erasure.[1] Human rights groups have condemned these actions as part of a broader effort to suppress the cultural and […]
De’Onna Nixson, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction “Brazil has stepped forward as the first country in Latin America to pass a dedicated law to protect children’s online privacy and safety.”[1] As technology evolves faster than regulations, children have been left vulnerable in online spaces.[2] The […]
Claire Roncallo, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction The United States immigration system promises due process and fair opportunities for immigrants to present their cases before an impartial judge.[1] In practice, however, many immigrants who attend scheduled hearings face the threat of detention or deportation immediately […]
Meredith Mast, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Following weeks of speculation and reporting on interagency negotiations, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has entered into an unprecedented information-sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.[1] The agreement stems from […]
Olivia Martini, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction The United States is the only United Nations member state that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a landmark treaty designed to protect the civil, political, economic, and social rights of children.[1] […]
Molly Baker, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review Introduction A staggering sixty-five percent of women in Ghana report that they have been victims of obstetric violence.[1] Obstetric violence is characterized as abusive medical treatment toward people at any stage of pregnancy or those seeking sexual and reproductive health […]
Will Gronefeld, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Cervical cancer is the fourth most-common cancer among women worldwide.[1] Uganda has the seventh highest incidence rate of cervical cancer globally, with around 7,000 new cases each year.[2] Eighty percent of these cases are diagnosed at an advanced […]
Molly Baker, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction About half of the 246,000 refugee children in Egypt are not receiving an education.[1] This blog discusses how Egypt’s failure to provide adequate education to refugee children violates the human right to a free and compulsory primary education […]