Tag Archives: human rights

The Fight Against Antisemitism: Recent Developments in the U.S. and the E.U.

By: Tali Faerman October 7 marked the deadliest massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Ever since, levels of antisemitism have surged. In 2024, there was a 340 percent increase in global antisemitic incidents compared to 2022. According to a survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League, almost half of the adult population holds antisemitic views. In America, college students feel […]

The Cost of Competition: The Human Rights Implications of Mega Sporting Events

By: Ana Garcia-Velez  From the Olympic Games to the World Cup and the Super Bowl, mega sporting events draw in millions of viewers worldwide. In fact, “85% of internet users say they regularly watch at least one sport online or on television,” equating to billions of people across the globe. It’s easy to understand why these […]

Darfur is Dying: The Gap Between Law and Reality

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 […]

Caught in the Net: The Hanoi Convention’s Tangled Web of Cybercrime and Control

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 […]