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Capital Punishment And The ‘Acnestis’ Of Its Modern Reformation, Sudarsanan Sivakumar
Capital Punishment And The ‘Acnestis’ Of Its Modern Reformation, Sudarsanan Sivakumar
Human Rights Brief
The term “Capital Punishment” encompasses any penalizing punishment that results in the death of people accused of committing a crime.1 This damnation dates back to the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the “Code of Hammurabi,” a misemployed code that ensured the death penalty for twenty-five distinct crimes. People convicted of crimes were made to suffer for their actions in horrific ways, including being burnt alive and drowning.2 Since then, death by hanging has been the conventional method for capital punishment in most of the world.
When Jail & Prison Sentences Become Death Sentences: How Willfully Exposing Incarcerated Persons To Covid-19 Amounts To Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Arielle Aboulafia
When Jail & Prison Sentences Become Death Sentences: How Willfully Exposing Incarcerated Persons To Covid-19 Amounts To Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Arielle Aboulafia
Human Rights Brief
Eric Warner called his older brother Hank from San Quentin State Prison almost every Sunday. Though the prison only allowed the brothers to speak for fifteen minutes each week, the two spoke about their lives. In June 2021, Eric stopped calling, and Hank became worried. Hank tried to get in touch with the prison. However, his calls were met with a dead-end voicemail each time. He recalls that he “knew, by not hearing anything, that something was not good.” The following month, prison personnel returned Hank’s calls and told him that his brother Eric had been hospitalized. Later that month, …
The Right To Assembly Should Extend Online In China, Gracie Kreth
The Right To Assembly Should Extend Online In China, Gracie Kreth
Human Rights Brief
Peng Shuai, China’s star tennis player, logged onto the Chinese social media platform Weibo in November 2021 and posted a description of her relationship with Zhang Gaoli, a powerful Chinese leader and former Vice Premier of China. Shuai alleged in her post that after a consensual relationship with Gaoli, he sexually assaulted her. She described her feelings from the trauma and the suicidal thoughts that followed. Within minutes, the Chinese government scrubbed the post from the internet — but it was still quick to spread, battling the “Great Firewall.” Shuai’s profile essentially disappeared online; along with Shuai in the real …
The Peace Corps Is Failing To Keep Volunteers Safe, Marnie Leonard
The Peace Corps Is Failing To Keep Volunteers Safe, Marnie Leonard
Human Rights Brief
Nicole Jacobson, an American Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) in a Zambian village, was “far from home and feeling alone” when the father of the host family that the Peace Corps (“the agency”) placed her with sexually assaulted her. Jacobson reported the assault to Peace Corps staff, who told her it was a cultural misunderstanding and kept Jacobson at the site for more than a year before allowing her to leave in 2018. Unfortunately, Jacobson’s story is not unique. In fact, she is one of many Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who have come forward in recent years to share stories …
Brazil’S Violence Against Indigenous Peoples, Andre Taylor
Brazil’S Violence Against Indigenous Peoples, Andre Taylor
Human Rights Brief
Centuries of violence and displacement define the relationship between indigenous peoples and the successive governments of Brazil. As Brazil embarks on a massive expansion of its agribusiness and mining operations, the systemic denial of land rights and illegal economic activity on protected lands has threatened traditional ways of life practiced by indigenous peoples. The most aggressive policy taken by the Brazilian government has involved legitimizing land claims on unregistered ancestral indigenous lands for development, putting 37,800 square miles of territory at risk for exploitation by loggers, ranchers, and farmers.
Chocholáčv. Slovakia: Prisoners, Porn, & Morality In Human Rights, Amanda Lorenzo
Chocholáčv. Slovakia: Prisoners, Porn, & Morality In Human Rights, Amanda Lorenzo
Human Rights Brief
Chocholáč v. Slovakia asks whether Slovakia’s disciplinary actions against a prisoner in possession of concealed pornographic materials violated the European Convention of Human Rights (“the Convention”). Roman Chocholáč, a thirtythree-year-old currently serving a life sentence in Leopoldov prison was found possessing a “popular weekly magazine” with sexually-explicit pictures pasted inside. The State deemed the added material a threat to morality and prison staff confiscated it. On November 21, 2017, Chocholáč v. Slovakia was brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), presenting legal questions under Slovakia’s Criminal Code and Execution of Prison Sentences Act, as well as Articles 8 …
Overcoming The Westphalian Notion Of "Absolute Sovereignty": The Venezuelan Case With The Inter-American Convention Of Human Rights, Gabriel Ortiz
Overcoming The Westphalian Notion Of "Absolute Sovereignty": The Venezuelan Case With The Inter-American Convention Of Human Rights, Gabriel Ortiz
Human Rights Brief
In 2012, Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez withdrew from the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR or “the Convention”). He presented a letter issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs before the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). The denunciation became effective in 2013. Thereafter, no one could petition before the Inter-American Commission or the Inter-American Court (IACHR) to hold Venezuela accountable for human rights violations. Meanwhile, between 2014 and 2019, the government’s armed groups have killed more than 19,000 people.
The Statelessness Of The Children Of North Korean Women Defectors In China, Chae Mims
The Statelessness Of The Children Of North Korean Women Defectors In China, Chae Mims
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Pandemics And International Law: The Need For International Action, Claudio Grossman
Pandemics And International Law: The Need For International Action, Claudio Grossman
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Institutionalization And Torture Of People With Disabilities In Mexico: A Case For Holding States Responsible For Crimes Against Humanity, Priscila Rodriquez
Institutionalization And Torture Of People With Disabilities In Mexico: A Case For Holding States Responsible For Crimes Against Humanity, Priscila Rodriquez
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
How A Universal Definition May Shape The Looming Climate Refugee Crisis, Alexandra Haris
How A Universal Definition May Shape The Looming Climate Refugee Crisis, Alexandra Haris
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Trump-Era Terrorism Designated Sanctions Violate International Human Rights Norms Protecting Life, Health, And Security, Shannon Jackenthal
Trump-Era Terrorism Designated Sanctions Violate International Human Rights Norms Protecting Life, Health, And Security, Shannon Jackenthal
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Social Services And Mutual Aid In Times Of Covid-19 And Beyond: A Brief Critique, Dana Neacsu
Social Services And Mutual Aid In Times Of Covid-19 And Beyond: A Brief Critique, Dana Neacsu
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Protecting Privacy Or Enabling Invasion?: Safeguards For Mass Surveillance In Europe, Hannah Friedrich
Protecting Privacy Or Enabling Invasion?: Safeguards For Mass Surveillance In Europe, Hannah Friedrich
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
The Politics Of Freedom Of Expression In Turkey, Danya Hamad
The Politics Of Freedom Of Expression In Turkey, Danya Hamad
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Is Human Trafficking A Crime That Should Not Be Subject To Any Statute Of Limitations, Maria Barraco
Is Human Trafficking A Crime That Should Not Be Subject To Any Statute Of Limitations, Maria Barraco
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
The Tortured Woman: Defying The Gendered Conventions Of The Convention Against Torture, Linda Kelly
The Tortured Woman: Defying The Gendered Conventions Of The Convention Against Torture, Linda Kelly
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Mining In Guatemala: Human Rights And Investment Treaty Arbitration, Valentina Capotosto
Mining In Guatemala: Human Rights And Investment Treaty Arbitration, Valentina Capotosto
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
How A Fisherman's Murder Revealed Morocco's Police Brutality And Ethnic Discrimination, Nora Elmubarak
How A Fisherman's Murder Revealed Morocco's Police Brutality And Ethnic Discrimination, Nora Elmubarak
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
North Carolina Cafos: An Example Of Why The United States Needs To Recognize The Right To Safe, Clean Drinking Water, Maggie Horstman
North Carolina Cafos: An Example Of Why The United States Needs To Recognize The Right To Safe, Clean Drinking Water, Maggie Horstman
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Dutch Supreme Court Ruling Marks Sea Change In Climate Litigation, Adrian Lewis
Dutch Supreme Court Ruling Marks Sea Change In Climate Litigation, Adrian Lewis
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Australia's First Nations Community And The Right To Water, Maya Martin Tsukazaki
Australia's First Nations Community And The Right To Water, Maya Martin Tsukazaki
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
U.S. "Asylum Cooperative Agreements" With Central American Countries Are Unlawful, Maria Alejanda Torres
U.S. "Asylum Cooperative Agreements" With Central American Countries Are Unlawful, Maria Alejanda Torres
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Forced Pregnancy And Gender Based Violence In Latin America, Miranda Carnes
Forced Pregnancy And Gender Based Violence In Latin America, Miranda Carnes
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Gender Violence And The Human Rights Of Women In Cuba, Leila Hamouie
Gender Violence And The Human Rights Of Women In Cuba, Leila Hamouie
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Freedom Of The Press In U.S. Protests, Abigail Rosenthal
Freedom Of The Press In U.S. Protests, Abigail Rosenthal
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Letter From The Editor, Human Rights Brief
21st Century Refugees: Uncovering The Human Rights Gap, J. Mauricio Gaona
21st Century Refugees: Uncovering The Human Rights Gap, J. Mauricio Gaona
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Toward Permanent Peace And Stability In Artsakh, George Yacoubain
Toward Permanent Peace And Stability In Artsakh, George Yacoubain
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Legislative Review Of "The Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019", Aastha Khanna, Divesh Sawhney
Legislative Review Of "The Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019", Aastha Khanna, Divesh Sawhney
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.