by Sarah Burns | Nov 2, 2022 | Africa, All, Human Rights
Introduction In March 2022, María Hernández, Yohannes Haleform, and Tedros Gebremariam began their daily task of searching for casualties to assist in the war-torn region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. The next day, they were found dead. A part of Médecins Sans...
by Elizabeth Duncan | Oct 12, 2022 | Africa, All, Environment, Human Rights, Women
Image Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman_watering_crops,_Tanzania.jpg https://www.usaid.gov/tanzania/our-work Land is often the most important asset for households and individuals in the developing world, the majority of whom rely on...
by Gabriella Igboko | May 3, 2022 | Africa, All, Children, Nigeria, Sharia Law, Women
Child marriage is a human rights violation with many facets and consequences; it is a practice that disproportionately affects girls, stripping them of their agency to make decisions, inhibiting their education, and exposing them to violence and abuse. Countries have...
by Ethan Syster | Apr 19, 2022 | Africa, All, Financial, Healthcare, North America
(image link) The International Monetary Fund’s (“IMF”) current loan programs to support low-income countries (“LICs”) are simply Structural Adjustment Programs (“SAPs”) disguised under new names. These programs, created in response to staunch criticism of the...
by Evan Conner | Feb 21, 2022 | Africa, All, Europe, European Union, Financial
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are so hot right now. Nigeria’s launched in October. India’s launches in April. China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Jamaica are testing small amounts of CBDC. More still are in the research and development phase, such...
by Ritu Boopathy | Nov 9, 2021 | Africa, All, ICC
In July 2008, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese President. The arrest warrant accused him of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, despite Sudan not being a party to the Rome Statute and the...
