Foreword This short article seeks to briefly educate readers on the prevalence and manifestations of violence against women with disabilities and expound upon the existing legal frameworks that address this human rights issue. However, given the page limitations placed upon the article, it is necessary to preface that there are […]
International Law
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Across the globe, 1.8 billion individuals experience the biological process of menstruation.[1] When menstruating individuals do not have “access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, hand washing facilities, [or] waste management,” they experience period poverty, rather than a dignified biological process.[2] Menstrual hygiene—or the lack thereof—impacts individuals’ dignity and […]
Imagine waking up one morning and coming to the realization that your entire world has been turned upside down. The life you once held dear has been destroyed by disorder and complete persecution. You have become subjected to a nation in upheaval. There is political unrest and carnage at every […]
The United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan casted doubt on the future of the country and its leaders. However, few anticipated how abruptly and completely the Taliban would assume control of the government. President Biden announced on April 14, 2021, that the U.S. would fully withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11, […]
More and more populations are experiencing substantial environmental changes as human-induced climate change exacerbates the scarcity of resources and disrupts traditional weather patterns.[1] As international efforts and responses to climate change continue to be debated, other pressing questions remain relevant, such as: How should countries respond to and protect those […]
The United States has executed thirty-four foreign nationals in the “modern era of the U.S death penalty.”[1] This has been a topic of international concern as authorities within the United States have not informed inmates of their right to have their consulate notified.[2] This has been especially concerning for the […]
After a three-year terror campaign by the Myanmar government against Rohingya Muslims, the Republic of The Gambia (“The Gambia”) filed an Application Instituting Proceedings and Request for Provision Measures with the International Court of Justice in November 2019.[1] In its application, The Gambia detailed the devastating and genocidal acts committed […]
Only twelve years old, Ali has become his family’s breadwinner.[1] He works eleven hours daily at an automobile repair shop near the refugee camp where his Syrian family lives. He earns almost fifteen dollars each week. His father, Mahmoud, couldn’t find work; desperate, the family had sent Ali to look […]
The men held by the Australian government in offshore processing centers and temporary transit centers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru are not afforded adequate healthcare. The asylum seekers in these centers are not offered proper access to medical attention generally and especially in cases requiring immediate attention, should be […]
Almost three years after Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruled that the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island was unlawful as it “breached the right to personal liberty” in the Papua New Guinean constitution, asylum seekers are still being treated as prisoners.[1] The Universal Declaration for Human Rights entitles […]