by Emma Ross | Oct 28, 2021 | All, Asia, Children, Human Rights
Introduction Mass consumption is on the rise and the fashion industry is no exception. Worldwide 80 billion pieces of clothing are consumed every year, a 400% increase from only twenty years ago. However, approximately 85% of these textiles end up in a landfill every...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Oct 19, 2021 | Africa, All, Covid-19, Europe, Human Rights, Latin America, Women
Violence against women (VAW) is a worldwide problem, a pandemic of its own. COVID-19, lockdowns, limited access to services, increased care burden, and economic decline have increased the exposure of women to abusive relationships and known risk factors. According to...
by Danielle Barnes-Smith | Sep 16, 2021 | All, Children, Human Rights, Indigenous PeoplesRights, Indigenous Rights, North America
Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. “For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore...
by Garrett May | Jul 26, 2021 | All, Asia, Human Rights, Migration Law, National Security, Refugee Law and Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy
When President Biden announced the withdrawal of United States military forces from Afghanistan in April, it didn’t take long for lawmakers and immigration experts to stress that as American troops were drawn down, Afghan nationals who were given the promise of...
by Shanni Alon | Jul 21, 2021 | Africa, All, Asia, Children, Human Rights, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, Refugee Law and Policy
The world has been reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and as we begin a return to normalcy, we are just beginning to see the rippling effects in other sectors. The United Nations announced that 2020 saw 19,300 children were victims of “grave violations.” Grave...
by Caroline Dumoulin | Jul 12, 2021 | All, Asia, Comparative Law, Covid-19, Human Rights, Labor Law, Middle East & North Africa, Migration Law, Uncategorized
There are an estimated 164 million migrant workers in the world today, approximately 8.5 million of them women, with roughly 19 percent of these women working in the Arab region. Despite these high numbers, due to the private nature of the work causing poor...