By: Anne Boniface In October of this year, satellite images of the Darfur region in Sudan captured shocking and horrific images: clusters of deep red stains dotting the city of El-Fasher. Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab confirmed these pools were blood, evidence of the mass killings carried out in mere hours by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In […]
By: Alex Wagenberg On October 25 and 26, 2025, Vietnam hosted more than 100 countries for a United Nations cybersecurity-focused conference held in Hanoi. The nations gathered for the signing of a cybercrime prevention and defense treaty titled “United Nations Convention against Cybercrime: Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information […]
By: Tali Faerman “Everyone has the right to education.” These are the first words of Article 26 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948. The declaration guarantees the fundamental right to education, and its adoption prompted nations around the world to recognize this right and inspired international organizations to implement measures […]
By: Ana Garcia-Velez Child marriage is defined as any “formal marriage or informal union between a child under the age of 18 and an adult or another child.” It is an egregious human rights violation that robs children, predominantly girls, of protections, opportunities, and, most significantly, their childhood. Girls who marry before the age of […]
