by Charlie Waring | Published 23rd November 2025 The My Body My Rights campaign advocates for bodily autonomy, combatting the rise of far right and anti-human rights movements in the UK. No politician, system, or society should have the power to control our bodies. We are fighting for a future where all people can easily … Continue reading Amnesty International UK Feminist Network: My Body My Rights Campaign
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Climate Change: The Real Consequences
Environment By Chhayank Verma Published: 3rd July 2025 Despite their minimal contribution to global emissions, small island states face severe human rights challenges due to climate change. Rising sea levels and weather eruptions threaten human rights, which must be considered. Factors like displacement, health, and cultural preservation play an important role. Islands like Tuvalu and … Continue reading Climate Change: The Real Consequences
The Catastrophic Destruction from Hurricane Helene
Environment By Libby Mayne Published: 27th February 2025 Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend on 26th September 2024, where it then headed towards Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Helene rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm in just 24 hours. With six states declaring Helene a major disaster, the … Continue reading The Catastrophic Destruction from Hurricane Helene
Migration policies and human rights : the Dominican Republic
Fundamentals By Arsima Bereketab Published: 13th December 2024 With the rise of global immigration, it is steadily becoming a divisive topic. Some are advocating for harsher migration policies, leading to xenophobic attitudes, and even sparking riots – as most recently shown in England. The Dominican Republic has a long history with Haitian immigration, recently fostering … Continue reading Migration policies and human rights : the Dominican Republic
Afghanistan: The Silenced Gender
Women By Megan Sarfas Published: 12th December 2024 A recent law has come into force in Afghanistan, causing worldwide shock and outrage: women are not permitted to hear each other’s voices. Afghanistan is governed by an Islamic fundamentalist group called the Taliban. The Taliban controlled the majority of the nation in the late 1990s but … Continue reading Afghanistan: The Silenced Gender
The Silent Struggle of Sudanese Civilians
Violence and Conflict By Sophia Morris Published: 5th December 2024 Content Warning: contains reference to sexual abuse and physical violence In today’s world, one need only switch on the news to be met with the relentless coverage of the severe atrocities that have become all too familiar in Ukraine and the Middle East. But what … Continue reading The Silent Struggle of Sudanese Civilians
The South American Inferno: Indigenous Populations on the Edge
Environment By Jude Davies Published: 29th November 2024 The months August and September 2024 have seen a series of wildfires strike countries across South America at an unprecedented scale. These wildfires are primarily the result of the combined effects of a severe drought brought on by man-made climate change as-well as predatory “slash-and-burn” agriculture techniques. … Continue reading The South American Inferno: Indigenous Populations on the Edge
The Dark Side of AI: How Deepfake Pornography Violates Our Human Rights
Women By Hannah Lee Published: 28th November 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing quickly, transforming industries and daily life in countless beneficial ways. However, alongside these advancements lie significant threats, particularly in how AI usage can be abused, creating devastating consequences and infringing on people’s human rights. An example of this is evident through the … Continue reading The Dark Side of AI: How Deepfake Pornography Violates Our Human Rights
Cuba’s Blackouts: An Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis and Impasse in Finding Solutions
Fundamentals By Minh Tran Published: 27th November 2024 According to Reuters, Cuba’s national power grid collapsed four times between October 18 and 20. On November 6, Hurricane Rafael triggered another nationwide outage in Cuba. The latest in a series of partial or total blackouts Cuba has endured since early 2024, these have further disrupted daily … Continue reading Cuba’s Blackouts: An Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis and Impasse in Finding Solutions
President Trump and Africa: The Impact on Human Rights and Economic Development
Fundamentals By Thomas Martin Published: 21st November 2024 ‘From this day forward, it’s going to be only America First. America First’. These were the words of President Trump on inauguration day, January 20th, 2017. Fast forward seven years later, and we are a short couple months away from his inauguration as the 47th President of … Continue reading President Trump and Africa: The Impact on Human Rights and Economic Development
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