Editors’ Picks – Page 2 – Journalists for Human Rights

06 Feb

India’s Borders, Open to Whom?

Andjelija Prekic2019 – 2020, Asia, Civil & Political Rights, Collective & Developmental Rights, Editors' Picks, Newspaper

Last month, the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a new set of laws that would allow minority religious groups from neighbouring Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to more easily gain Indian citizenship. While at first glance these policies seem welcoming to targeted minorities, they notably exclude Muslims, raising questions about their true motivations.

US and Iran: Sacrificial Sanctions

Sophie Crawford2019 – 2020, Editors' Picks, Middle East, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights, The Americas

Contemporary international relations between the United States and Iran are a classic case of prioritizing inter-state objectives over human welfare. Amid rising tensions, people have become more focused on the race for superiority between Iran and the United States, rather than the resulting human suffering and violence.

All Of Them Means All Of Them: The 2019 Lebanese Protests

Andjelija Prekic2019 – 2020, Civil & Political Rights, Editors' Picks, Middle East, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights

Since October 17th, thousands of Lebanese citizens have been flooding the nation’s city centers in peaceful protest of long-standing government corruption, growing inequality, sectarianism, and poor provision of public services.