Technology has always dictated our progression as a species. From the earliest hunter gatherer societies to current multi-cultural globalized societies have all leaned heavily on technology to proliferate not only the ideas of comfortable living and sustenance, but also the evolution of each individual society. So it is no surprise that technology plays such... »
The country of Sudan, and more importantly the region Darfur, is arguably one of the most atrocious examples of human rights and developmental abuse and neglect in the world... »
Over the last decade, China has invested tens of billions of dollars in sub-Saharan Africa and bilateral trade has grown to $100 billion per year, over one quarter of... »
Globalization has turned children’s bodies into a commodity through sex trafficking for someone else to make money. The propensity toward prostitution is on the... »
I recently returned from a trip to Morocco, where I had the opportunity to see examples of how women interact in this country’s Muslim... »
I had a conversation the other day with Lisa Shannon, independent business owner turned activist for the cause of war-effected Congolese women. She was... »
Oxford and the UNDP have recently introduced a new and potentially revolutionary tool for assessing the level of poverty throughout the world. It is... »
For this final paper, I decided to unite both our studies about human rights and development and my experience as a journalist, summarizing much... »
The disparity that exists between developed and developing countries, is a result of the capitalist society and globalization today. International mechanisms have been installed... »
Regardless of being one of the largest minority groups in Europe with approximately 10 to 12 million individuals, the lifestyle of the Romani people,... »
Leandra Cristina da Silva is a 12-year old girl. She never had a doll or a toy to play. Until recently, she worked very... »
The ideals and principles of human rights are ones to aspire to, but often what keeps these ideals from being realized – even in... »
Introduction Institutional solutions towards addressing human rights and developmental problems are often grounded in empirical analyses, with a predominant focus on macroeconomic indicators with... »
The Roma gypsies, Hungary’s largest minority, exist in a situation of poverty escalated by the racial injustice they endure from Hungarians as a whole... »
Turkmenistan was visited by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on April 2nd, 2010, concurrently with the announcement by The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development of a new... »
Ever the headline-makers with respect to human rights violations, the Chinese government is at it again. For the past thirty years, China has worked... »
According to the United Nations Economic and Social Council “Every human being is entitled to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health... »
Introduction Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with comprehensive governance structures and strategic implementation plans can deliver effective human rights programs on mass-scales. NGOs worldwide... »
INTRODUCTION Transnational companies (TNCs) are non-state actors that play an important role in today’s society. The development of foreign investments (through the establishment of... »
The island of Vieques lies approximately seven miles to the east of mainland Puerto Rico and boasts a modest population of around 10,000. For... »
Last year, over 8,000 women were raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Rape is now considered endemic there, a result of... »
India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies with a democratic government and population that generally values education. However, widespread corruption has essentially... »
Photo Source: laborrights.org Many multinational corporations sourcing cocoa beans from Cote d’Ivoire are in violation of children’s rights. The West African country grows 40%... »
At the turn of the century, the international human rights community came together with the collaborative objective to develop a plan for eradication of... »