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From Conflict to Control: The Collapse of Afghanistan

Introduction In 2021, global audiences witnessed the unfolding of the events in Afghanistan through their television screens in the comfort of their homes. Images of men with dark beards and violent weapons dominated every phone, computer and television screen capturing the attention and concern of the international community. Headlines broadcasted words of despair such as, “Takeover” “Collapse” and “War” reflecting the rapid and dramatic changes occurring within the central Asia nation. The world watched silently as 14.2 million Afghan women faced the rapid erosion of their rights, losing access to employment, education, and medical care amongst other basic privileges. The shift in power left an already fragile nation in shambles.The once United States backed country was now completely under Taliban control causing society and the economy to collapse; creating conditions for a widespread mental health crisis for the Afghans both within the country and abroad. This essay analyzes publicly available data supplemented by a private interview of an anonymous Afghan refugee to create an informative notion on the Taliban crisis of 2021 and its implications. This analysis will explore the layered impact of the current domestic and economic conditions in Afghanistan that have created the ultimate conditions for a mental health catastrophe. The article will consider and analyze factors that have continued to build upon each other such as: the political timeline, the economic collapse, the impact on women and mental health. The refugee being interviewed will remain anonymous and simply be described from here on out as Amal. Her […]

An Ongoing Immigration Crisis

Emma Ballweg Journal, Other Enforced Disappearance, Migration, non-refoulement, Torture 0

Human Rights Violations Within the US’ Treatment of Venezuelan Immigrants Abstract Current immigration situations within the US are fraught, and the case of Venezuelan immigrants is no exception. Since 2021, they have been designated for Temporary Protected Status, which allows them to be safe from deportation and work legally in the United States . However, recent changes under the Trump administration have jeopardized that status. Beyond that, President Trump has used an 18th century law, the Alien Enemies Act, to quickly deport Venezuelans who are accused of being members of a transnational gang. However, these actions have violated US domestic law, domestic court orders, and international human rights provisions. This paper will examine the recent actions that have been taken surrounding Venezuelan immigrants and their human rights implications. Background Information The Origins of Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis Since oil was first discovered in Venezuela in 1922, the country has centered its entire economy around oil production, at the expense of other sectors. As the oil industry continued to grow, the Venezuelan government looked for ways to maximize its profits. In 1976, the oil industry was nationalized after years of significant taxation on foreign oil companies operating in Venezuela. While the oil industry sustained Venezuela and made it a prospering economy for many decades, that success would not last. In 1998, Hugo Chavez was elected to the Venezuelan presidency on a socialist platform. From then on, oil production began to decline, as did democratic processes. As democracy eroded in the country, decreased […]

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Review of: Ecofeminism and Systems Thinking

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Feminist and ecological scholarship are interrelated by the form and functioning of systems, which many a researcher in the global north and south, have held responsible for being the source of marginalizing women and nature, respectively. However, Anne Stephens’ book is not about the sources of women’s subordination and or environmental degradation, but rather the theoretical and methodological basis of the compatibility between the two and the systems that function to bring about such compatibility. She introduces her readers to the linkages between feminist and environmental systems-thinking, using varied dichotomies of critique that mainly include: women vs. nature; nature vs. culture; culture vs. women; environment vs. systems; and women vs. systems. These dichotomies are embodied in two types of sociological thought: (a) ecofeminism; and (b) critical systems thinking. Ecofeminism evolved and continues to do so around the assumption that the source of women’s lesser position in society when compared to men, is traceable to the human and non-human stressors on the environment on which women traditionally depend to fulfill their socially-ascribed roles, especially in terms of securing food and medicine for the home. Critical systems thinking on the other hand, centers on what drives the complexity of social change, and the methods used to research and intervene to make such change beneficial to society. Anne separates ecofeminism into two theoretical strands, that is; cultural and nature ecofeminism. The former, to which the book is inclined, lays emphasis on women’s socially-prescribed care responsibilities as the avenue through which they link with […]