by Samantha Hoover | Nov 29, 2022 | Comparative Law, Disability, Healthcare, Human Rights, Italy
This article will suggest that the U.S. should follow the legal framework of Italy’s involuntary commitment laws. Adding the “need for treatment” standard, coupled with increasing the number of verifications along the chain to commitment, could affect the rates of...
by Mark Rook | Nov 4, 2022 | All, Human Rights, immigration, Uncategorized
Feature Image for Article. Source: https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/62e9986df57bcae37888ae9c/master/pass/migrants-sent-to-dc-by-bus.jpg Non-Citizens Bussed to Washington D.C., New York City, and Chicago Since April 2022, Texas governor Greg Abbot has bussed...
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 Zach Burgoyne | Nov 2, 2022 | All, Human Rights, United Nations
Do universal human rights exist? In 1948 the world was tired. It had suffered through back-to-back world wars and an increasing rise in globalism led the world’s nations toward a unified goal: Peace and international unity. This newfound internationalism led to the...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Nov 1, 2022 | All, Children, Columbia, Covid-19, Ecuador, Egypt, Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, Women
Introduction The right to protest is under threat across all regions of the world and repression has grown increasingly common. This year, we have seen various examples of this repression in Russia, Iran, Ecuador, and Chad. However, this problem has always been...
by Elizabeth Schroeder | Oct 24, 2022 | All, Disability, Healthcare, Human Rights, Women
A note on language: I use both ‘identify-first’ (disabled person) and ‘people-first’ (person with a disability) language throughout this article because English-speaking disability advocates use (and request that other people use) one or both of these. People with...
