Category: Human Rights & Global Governance

Americas, Climate & Health, Human Rights & Global Governance, Magazine

Selva Valdiviana: Conservation and Crime in the Temperate Rainforest

By Jake Lanier The Selva Valdiviana, in southern Chile and Argentina, is the world’s second largest temperate rainforest. Although temperate rainforests don’t receive the same attention as their much warmer brothers, tropical rainforests, they are hotspots of biodiversity in their own right. Arriving in the Selva Valdiviana is incredible – one of the greenest places on the planet, it’s wet and cloudy almost all the … Continue reading Selva Valdiviana: Conservation and Crime in the Temperate Rainforest

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Climate & Health, Human Rights & Global Governance, Magazine

AOSIS and the Politics of Climate Survival

By Kaashvi Ahuja 65 million people and one-fifth of the world’s biodiversity, including 40 percent of the ocean’s coral reefs, are currently trapped on the very frontlines of a massacre of our own making. Decades of relentless burning, ignorance, and political neglect now unfold in real time, culminating in a reckoning that is punishing those least responsible for its cause. When climate change was dismissed … Continue reading AOSIS and the Politics of Climate Survival

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Americas, Carribean, Climate & Health, Human Rights & Global Governance, International Economics, Latin America, Magazine

Understanding Cuba’s Health & Economic Crisis

By Daniel Figueroa The bloqueo–the U.S. embargo on Cuba imposed in 1962–has long shaped the island’s economy and society. It restricts nearly all trade, financial transactions, and investments between the U.S. and Cuba. While originally framed as a political tool to fight communism and promote democratization, its largest impact has been on everyday life, particularly in public health. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed these vulnerabilities, showing … Continue reading Understanding Cuba’s Health & Economic Crisis

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Eastern Europe, Europe, Human Rights & Global Governance, International Security, Magazine, Russia

Film Review: 20 Days in Mariupol

By Keira Klein and Mia Newman Introduction: 20 Days in Mariupol is an Oscar award-winning documentary that follows Associated Press reporter Mstyslav Chernov during the first 20 days of the Russia-Ukraine war in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. As a journalist, Chernov records the series of events as Russian forces attacked civilians and blocked humanitarian aid from entering the city. His captured footage is almost … Continue reading Film Review: 20 Days in Mariupol

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Asia/Pacific, East Asia, Human Rights & Global Governance, Magazine

Taiwan: Identity Centered in Democracy

By Sam Liu Since lifting the martial law in 1987, Taiwan’s shift towards democratization catalyzed a wave of freedom for Taiwan’s youth; and the ensuing eight democratic elections, that observed three transitions of power, defiantly cement liberal democratic values at the doorsteps of Communist China. Taiwan’s democracy’s significance lies in not only a starkly contrasting Chinese authoritarian rule, but fostering a rise of the “Taiwanese” … Continue reading Taiwan: Identity Centered in Democracy

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Asia/Pacific, Human Rights & Global Governance, Interviews, Southeast Asia

Interview with Thethar Thet

By June Myint Thethar Thet is a Myanmar advocate who works in climate change and is currently based in New York. The following interview is a conversation highlighting her lived experience during the 2021 Myanmar coup, the impact of her activism, and advice for the international community concerning approaches towards human atrocities in foreign countries.  How were you involved in the civil uprising movement?  My … Continue reading Interview with Thethar Thet

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Europe, Human Rights & Global Governance, Interviews, Magazine

Interview with a Serbian Protester

By Sarah Garrett I spoke with a Tufts architecture student in her junior year, born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. She has been active in recent Serbian student protests in her hometown and demonstrations in support of the student movement in Boston.  She has requested to remain anonymous, concerned that the Serbian government might target her for her association with the student movement.  While she … Continue reading Interview with a Serbian Protester

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Americas, Human Rights & Global Governance, International Security, Magazine

Trump’s Immigration Policies: Reshaping America’s Democracy

By Amanda Alatorre with Contributions from Anonymous Since returning to office this past January, President Trump has mobilized the most powerful tools at the hands of the U.S. government to pursue a fierce fight against immigration. In an Executive Order titled “Protecting the American People from Invasion,” the Trump Administration asserted a vast amount of authority to carry out this mission, including the right to … Continue reading Trump’s Immigration Policies: Reshaping America’s Democracy

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Europe, Human Rights & Global Governance, Magazine

A Reckoning for Serbia: Massive Anti-Corruption Protests Persist

By Lucy O’Brien On November 1, 2024, a recently reconstructed concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, killing 16 people. In the following weeks, the disaster became a catalyst for national outrage, as student protesters claimed the faulty construction exposed a broader trend of negligence and corruption in the Serbian government. Gatherings began as peaceful vigils held by local university students … Continue reading A Reckoning for Serbia: Massive Anti-Corruption Protests Persist

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