Tag Archives: human rights

The Right to Free Pre-Primary and Secondary Education: A Search for the Most Effective Measure to Expand the Right to Education

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 […]

Child Marriage in Africa: The Path Forward for the African Human Rights System

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 […]

Ecuador to Mimic El Salvador President’s Human Rights Violations to Combat War on Drugs

By: Arianna Amato             Drugs are widely regarded as a dangerous and dividing threat to society. For over fifty years, the infamous War on Drugs has had far-reaching and long lasting-political, economic, and cultural impacts in order to alleviate that threat. Nations large and small actively participate in a worldwide effort to be tough on […]

UN Sustainable Development Goal Six: Environmental Justice Implications in the Fight for Clean Water

By: Alyssa Huffman Where there is water, there is life. From the proliferation of civilization to the development of new nations, water serves as the foundation of humankind. Today, we recognize water as a human right; beyond that, the United Nations (UN) acknowledges clean water and sanitation as essential to the realization of all human […]