by SOE KO KO AUNG | Oct 5, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
Photo 1: Source by Myanmar’s military placed heavy restrictions on the internet ahead of the protests (BBC News) Timor-Leste’s Support for Fairness and Human Rights in Myanmar’s Crisis Timor-Leste, the youngest nation in Southeast Asia, has become a...
by Eva Luna Rijntjes | Jan 4, 2023 | Sabanci University
In Hong Kong, an unusual kind of protesting started in 2014. Marked by singing and yellow umbrellas, quickly the young students that represented Hong Kong’s peaceful resilience against the growing authoritarian grip of the Chinese government became worldwide news....
by Natalie Asitimbay | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
Salvadorean presidential candidate Nayib Bukele, of the Great National Alliance (GANA), speaks during the closing rally of his campaign in San Salvador, on January 26, 2019 ahead of the first round of the national election on February 3. (Photo by Oscar Rivera / AFP)...
by Julia Gold | Oct 12, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
The issue of prison system failures that stem from pandemic regulations (or lack thereof) is a pervasive one across the globe. While pre-pandemic systems were already fraught with rampant human rights violations, the COVID-19 response in the criminal legal system only...
by Alexandra Rego | Jul 25, 2022 | Dartmouth College
For nearly a century, Argentina has faced off with a unique brand of populism. Argentine populism, while originally celebrated for its mobilization of genuine people power, today poses a threat to liberal democracy with the erosion of civil society. Given the broad...