Crime & Justice

Sri Lanka’s civil resistance awakens, like the phoenix from the ashes

By Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena
Despite the undeniable shock caused to Sri Lanka’s democratic system on October 26th 2018 as a result of President Maithripala Sirisena’s swearing in of a new Prime Minister lacking a majority in the House, several unmistakable positive factors have emerged since then.

Legal Weapons Have Failed to Curb Femicides in Latin America

By Fabiana Frayssinet
Left blind by a beating from her ex-husband, Susana Gómez barely managed to avoid joining the list of nearly 2,800 femicides committed annually in Latin America, but her case shows why public policies and laws are far from curtailing gender-based violence in the region.

Breaking Bread with Violence: Connecting the Dots Between Conflict & Hunger

By Herve Verhoosel
Last week I met with Aamir, a 29-year-old Yemenite, living in Geneva since October 2018 and waiting for his application for asylum to be finalized.

Ignoring the Murder of a Journalist in the Name of National Interest

By Jan Lundius
A foreign citizen – well-known journalist, author, university lecturer and regime critic – with residence in the US is abducted by a group of professionals employed by a foreign Government – depicted as a stout US ally – and subsequently tortured and killed. In spite of the case being thoroughly investigated by both the CIA and the FBI, which verified that a crime had been committed, the US Government did not take any steps to rebuke the rulers of the allied country.

President-Elect’s Security Plan Disappoints Civil Society in Mexico

By Emilio Godoy
"Setback" and "disillusionment" were the terms used by Yolanda Morán, a mother whose son was the victim of forced disappearance, to describe the security plan outlined by Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who takes office on Dec. 1.

Promoting Gender Equality On Front Lines

By Jessica Neuwirth
Last week’s announcement by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) of £50m ($64.3m) to help end female genital mutilation (FGM) is great news. The biggest ever financial commitment by any donor, it could be a game changer for the African-led movement to end this abhorrent subjugation of women.

Troubled ties

By Touqir Hussain
US president Donald Trump has triggered another spat. But such wrangling is not new. It has lived with the relationship since its inception. The reasons are many. At the heart of these reasons is the reality that it is not a normal bilateral relationship.

Gender Inequality is Stunting Economic Progress

By Siddharth Chatterjee
‘Do not let us off the hook; keep our feet to the fire’. These were the words of the UN Secretary General Mr. Antonio Guterres when he promised to personally lead the global body towards greater gender equality.

Violence Against Women, a Cause and Consequence of Inequality

By Selim Jahan
The lack of women’s empowerment is a critical form of inequality. And while there are many barriers to empowerment, violence against women and girls (VAW) is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality.

UN Commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

By Rangita de Silva de Alwis
“From the tuk tuk drivers in Cambodia… to the school children in South Africa, women and men and girls and boys are taking a stand to prevent violence against women,” says Executive Director of UN Women and Under Secretary General Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Teenage Pregnancy in Kenya: A Crisis of Health, Education and Opportunity

By Siddharth Chatterjee
That almost one in five Kenyan teenage girls is a mother represents not only a huge cost to the health sector, but also a betrayal of potential on a shocking scale.

Rohingya Protest Against Return to Myanmar and Halt Repatriation

By Naimul Haq
Thousands of Rohingya refugees in camps in Cox’s Bazar, the southern-most coastal district in Bangladesh, protested on Thursday, Nov. 15, against an attempt to send them back to Myanmar.

Sudan’s Journalists Face Continued Extortion and Censorship by National Security Agency

By Zeinab Mohammed Salih
The day before Amnesty International released a statement calling on the government of Sudan to end harassment, intimidation and censorship of journalists following the arrests of at least 15 journalists since the beginning of the year, the head of the National Intelligence Security Services (NISS) Salah Goush accused Sudanese journalists, who recently met with western diplomats, of being spies.

Editorial Changes at Cumhuriyet: the Loss of a Major Independent Voice in Turkey?

By Christopher Shand
Censorship, controversial judicial proceedings and imprisonment: such is the current risk run by independently-thinking journalists in Turkey.

A “Crisis Point” for Human Rights Defenders

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Globally, the people working to defend our human rights are increasingly under attack, reaching a “crisis point.”

Keeping Journalists Safe Benefits Whole Societies

By Sarah Lister and Emanuele Sapienza
Safety of journalists has featured prominently in international news in recent weeks. And yet, while some cases grab the headlines, many more do not, and the scale of the issue often goes unremarked. On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, it is worth pausing to reflect on some facts.

Q&A: Creating a Safe Space for Survivors of Sexual Exploitation in the Aid Sector

By Wambi Michael
How to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in the aid sector is a question that has come to the forefront in the past year as allegations have been made against various global organisations, including the United Nations.

With Poor Human Rights Record, Repatriation Not Possible

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Policies that allow for impunity, genocide, and apartheid are “intolerable” and make repatriation of Rohingya refugees impossible, say United Nations investigators.

Don’t “Whitewash” Khashoggi’s Murder

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
In the midst of international outrage over the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, human rights groups have called for a United Nations investigation into the incident.

Sex Offender Registry is Not Enough to Curb Sexual Violence Against Women

By Elsa D'Silva and Quratulain Fatima
India recently launched a sex offender registry to deter sex offenders from perpetrating crimes against women and children by indicating that the government is keeping track of them. The personal details of 440,000 sex offenders who have been convicted for various crimes like “eve-teasing”, child sexual abuse, rape and gang rape will be registered in this database and accessible to law enforcement.

The Growing Need for Democracy in Africa

By Rev. Gabriel Odima
Many scholars argue that democracy is not the answer to Africa's problems. To certain degree, I agree with such statements that democracy alone cannot guarantee African nations' happiness, prosperity, health, peace and stability. In fact, modern democracies also suffer greatly from many defects.
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