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Sudan faces Famine and Humanitarian Crises as Civil War Progresses
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the midst of a civil war between its army and a powerful military-like group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This nearly three-year-long conflict has caused famine and over 150,000 deaths across the country. Thirty million people are in need of assistance, and about 12 million people are fleeing their homes.
OPINION | What Crimes Justify Enslavement?
“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” reads the Thirteenth Amendment, commonly known as the amendment “that ended slavery.” However, there’s still a group permitted to be forced into involuntary servitude: prisoners. In most US states, incarcerated individuals being forced or coerced into performing labor against their will in dangerous conditions, and for little or no pay, is still legal.
“Our kids are paying for one human right with another” — COVID-19 and High-Risk Individuals
The ending of the BC Ministry of Education’s school mask mandate on March 11 and the vaccine passport on April 8 has caused significant concern among many, especially immunocompromised individuals and those at high risk of serious COVID-19 infections and the effects of long COVID.
How The VSB's Ending of a Special Education Program May Bring Human Rights Litigation Against the District.
The story of how we got here is a complex one, shaped by failed consultations, constituent outcry, and an information war between a public body and the public.
Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray War
As the civil war approaches the capital, Addis Ababa, government forces are becoming less and less likely to win.