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Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: What the Pause on U.S. Foreign Aid Could Mean for the DRC
by Molly Lihs Abstract This paper examines the impact of the U.S. foreign aid freeze and cuts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the worsening humanitarian crisis amid ongoing conflict involving the Congolese government, the March- Tariffs and Human Rights
Generally, nowadays, a tariff is a tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries. Its primary purpose is to raise the cost of foreign products, making them less competitive compared to locally produced goods. - Remembering Their Names
An Exploration of the Growing Epidemic of Wrongful Imprisonment of Journalists by Brianna Bohling-Hall Abstract: This research note is about arrested, detained, or imprisoned journalists around the world as documented in major databases. In it, I - The Development of Human Rights: From Hammurabi to the Universal Declaration
While the earliest appearance of the phrase “human rights” in written records can be traced back to the first half of the 19th century, the concept of “rights” as ethical and legal claims extends far beyond the modern - Expanding Rights and Expanding Powers: Assessing and Contextualizing Human Rights Abuses in an Emerging Multipolar World
By Anthea Rose Abstract Since the fall of the Soviet Union to the Ukrainian crisis, the world order has been characterized as a unipolar one, wherein the United States monopolized power. A facet of world order acutely affected by this monopoly of
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- ICJ Rules Israel Must Allow UN Access and Humanitarian Aid to Gaza October 22, 2025In a landmark opinion issued today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared that Israel must allow and facilitate the presence and activities of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Court affirmed that as the occupying power, Israel bears a binding responsibility under […]K.H.
- A Case Study in Collective Punishment October 14, 2025Israel’s Use of Aid as LeverageAs the war enters its final stages, Israel has made a startlingly candid admission: it is deliberately using starvation and the restriction of humanitarian aid as instruments of war and political leverage. In a display of remarkable brazenness, Israeli officials told the United Nations that the flow of aid to […]K.H.
- The Way Dehumanization Paves the Path to Atrocity October 12, 2025Every genocide and every crime against humanity is rooted in one deliberate act: the dehumanization of its victims.Study any instance of genocide, mass atrocity, war crime, or systematic violence—and you will find a consistent, chilling pattern. Before the violence begins, a narrative is constructed to justify it; as it unfolds, that same narrative legitimizes it; […]K.H.
- ICC complaints aginst Meloni, Italian officials for complicity in Israel’s genocide against Gaza October 8, 2025Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni revealed that a complaint has been filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing her of complicity in genocide due to Italy’s backing of Israel amid its ongoing bombardment of Gaza.She made the remarks in an interview with the state broadcaster RAI, marking her first public response to the matter, […]K.H.
- UNICEF: One child killed or injured in Gaza every 17 minutes October 8, 2025UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Perez warned on Tuesday that children in Gaza are facing “levels of violence and fear that no child should ever experience,” as Israel’s assault continues.Perez said the toll was “shocking and unacceptable,” with one child killed or wounded every 17 minutes and countless others orphaned or displaced.K.H.
- Freedom of Speech as a Relational Right September 24, 2025Power, Justice, and the Foundations of Human Dignity Freedom of speech, thought, and conscience constitutes the foundational precondition for the realization of all other human rights. Without the capacity to articulate grievances, contest authority, and participate meaningfully in public discourse, rights remain abstract and unenforceable. Engaging with arguments advanced in Muslims and the Western Conception […]K.H.
- UN Commission Declares Israel’s Actions in Gaza Genocide: Implications under International Law September 17, 2025In a landmark development with far-reaching consequences, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, has for the first time concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Commission’s findings, published on 16 September 2025, mark the most authoritative determination by a […]K.H.
- A Verdict of Conscience: The World’s Leading Genocide Scholars Condemn Israel’s Assault on Gaza September 1, 2025In the halls of academia, where terms are weighed with meticulous precision and historical precedent is everything, a verdict has been rendered. It is not a verdict from a court of law, but from a court of conscience and expertise—one that carries a moral weight so profound it cannot be ignored.The International Association of Genocide […]K.H.
- Starvation as a Weapon: Gaza’s Famine and America’s Silence August 23, 2025On August 22, 2025, the United Nations declared famine in Gaza. For the first time in the Middle East, famine has been officially confirmed, with more than half a million people trapped in starvation and projections that 640,000 will face catastrophic hunger by the end of September. Children are dying of malnutrition, parents are skipping […]K.H.
- Are Human Rights Real? August 17, 2025Human rights are often described in the West as universal—principles that apply to all people everywhere, born of humanity’s shared understanding of right and wrong. Yet this noble vision falters when we examine how human rights are actually defined, enforced, and dismissed. In reality, human rights have always been shaped less by universal morality and […]K.H.
- Lieutenant Colonel Tony Aguilar Breaks Silence on Gaza August 1, 2025Lieutenant Colonel Tony Aguilar Breaks Silence on Gaza:What’s happening in Gaza didn’t begin yesterday. It’s the result of decades of silence, and unwavering support from the U.S.See alos TC interview with retired Green Beret Lt. Col. Tony Aguilar, who says he witnessed war crimes in Gaza.K.H.
- Israeli Human Rights Organizations Found that Israel committed a Genocide in Gaza July 28, 2025In an unprecedented move, two of Israel’s most prominent human rights organizations—B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI)—have publicly accused the Israeli government of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. These declarations mark a significant moment in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as they come from within Israeli society itself and are based on detailed investigations, […]K.H.
- UN SG on Gaza: A Moral Crisis That Challenges the Conscience of Humanity July 26, 2025The situation in Gaza has deteriorated into what United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres describes as not merely a humanitarian crisis but "a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience." The relentless suffering inflicted upon the people of Gaza—particularly children—has reached unfathomable levels, exposing the world’s staggering indifference and failure to act. As starvation, bombardment, and […]K.H.
- Western Civilization's Values: From Weaponizing Human Rights to Silencing Truth July 11, 2025The sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights, expose the staggering hypocrisy of Western leaders who once instrumentalized human rights to justify interference in other nations but now punish those who dare to expose their own crimes. This brazen retaliation against a UN official […]K.H.
- UN Expert Exposes Corporate Complicity in Israel’s War on Palestinians July 2, 2025From Occupation to Genocide July 2, 2025 In a report described as “a searing indictment of corporate profiteering from atrocity,” United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has delivered one of the most meticulous and damning assessments yet of the machinery sustaining Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine—arguing that it has now evolved into an "economy of […]K.H.
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