Social & Economic Rights – Page 4 – Journalists for Human Rights

13 Feb

Sexual Violence in India: The Unnao Rape Case

Adyant Jaiswal2019 – 2020, Asia, Civil & Political Rights, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights

Over the past decade, reports of rape in rural and urban areas of India have been consistently increasing. In 2012, the infamous “Nirbhaya case” – in which 23-year-old Jyoti Singh, while traveling in Delhi, was gang-raped, beaten, and killed – garnered global attention. Under public scrutiny, certain “amendments” were made by the government to laws relating to rape. Chief Justice S.A. Bobde made the promise of “effective and speedy investigation and trial.” In the following years, however, those changes proved to be inconsequential as more rape cases were being reported in 2017 than in 2012.

03 Feb

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.

03 Dec

Chile: A Political Economy in Despair

Raya Chehabeddine2019 – 2020, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights, The Americas

Across the world, numerous countries are in the grips of raging protests that have taken to the streets. From Lebanon to Chile, citizens are fighting against economic disparity.

23 Nov

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.

15 Nov

Canada’s Indigenous Housing Crisis

Taylor Robinson2019 – 2020, Collective & Developmental Rights, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights, The Americas

Inequality: Past to Present Throughout history, Indigenous peoples have experienced oppression and marginalization globally. Although there have been movements toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, it is clear that both internationally […]

13 Nov

Venezuela: The Complexity of a Nation in Crisis

Sophie Crawford2019 – 2020, Civil & Political Rights, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights, The Americas

A Nation in Need of Humanitarian Justice The United Socialist Party of Venezuela, now led by Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chávez’s successor, has been criticized of democratic repression, electoral manipulation and […]

05 Nov

Climate Change and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Ghislaine Fandel2019 – 2020, Middle East, Newspaper, Social & Economic Rights

The political and economic situation in Syria as well as the ongoing civil war due to dissatisfaction with the Assad government has resulted in and perpetuated the current refugee crisis. As of October 2019, the total number of Syrian refugees and displaced peoples has risen to 12.9 million. Since 2011, the Middle East has witnessed a proliferation in popular mobilization against their respective autocratic governments triggered by political reform, a variety of religious and sociopolitical factors, and the deterioration of the economy[i]. However, the international community has up until recently largely overlooked a major underlying issue. As of recent years, studies have linked the current state of climate emergency to the continuous aggravation of the refugee crisis in this region.