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Family Fire: A Gun Safety Issue

December 6, 2019 By Tayyaba Khan

Last week, a 2-year old boy accidentally shot himself in his home in southwest Birmingham. Fortunately, he survived the gunshot wound and is being treated at the Children’s of Alabama hospital. The police are not sure how he obtained the gun yet, but the investigation is ongoing. Last month, a case of a two-year old […]

Filed Under: Activism, Children's Rights, Civil and Political Rights, government, North America, Public health Tagged With: America, children, civil rights, culture, education, gun rights, social change

If The Steel Walls Could Talk: The Abuse of Human Rights Through The Use Of Solitary Confinement

December 2, 2019 By Kameryn Thigpen

One of the saddest stories that I ever listened to was the story of Kalief Broder. He was a young man from the Bronx who spent three years in jail because he could not pay for his bail after being arrested in 2010.  I heard about this story while watching 13th, the documentary that examines […]

Filed Under: Activism, Human Rights Issues Tagged With: human rights, prisoners' rights, solitary confinement

Cleaved and Clamored: The Crisis in Cameroon

November 12, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Tuesday, November 5th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside Cameroon Humanitarian Relief Initiative to present Herman Cohen (former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs) and Dr. Fontem Neba  (Secretary General of Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium). During their panel discussion, Cohen and Neba discussed the history of Cameroon, […]

Filed Under: Activism, Africa, Civil and Political Rights, Economic Rights, Environmental Rights, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, IHR Events, International Criminal Law, Minority Rights, Refugees, War/Peace Tagged With: cameroon, civil war, conflict, human rights, peace

Under Pressure: How Court Debts Inform Racial and Wealth Inequality

November 11, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Thursday, November 7th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside Students for Human Rights at UAB to present representatives from Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice. During their lecture and discussion with audience members, they addressed how racial inequality and systemic poverty influence court debts as well as what we can […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, Economic Rights, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, IHR Events, Minority Rights, North America Tagged With: Alabama, classism, court debts, divestment, imprisonment, incarceration, racism, three strikes

Why Are Chilean Civilians Protesting?

November 6, 2019 By Aahil Rajpari

Chile is a Spanish-speaking country located to the west of Argentina in South America. Its ribbon-like shape allows it to be a part of many different climates, from the Atacama Desert to the North to the snowy Alpine climate to the South. According to the BBC Country Profile, Chile’s population amounts to about 17.9 million […]

Filed Under: Activism, By Geography, Economic Rights, government, Human Rights Issues, Latin America, South America Tagged With: Chile, democracy, economic rights, human rights, protest, social change, South America

From the Ashes to the Stage: Indigenous Culture in the Performing Arts

November 6, 2019 By Shane Burns

On Tuesday, October 29th, the Institute for Human Rights co-sponsored an event alongside UAB’s College of Arts & Sciences and Department of Theatre to present indigenous actor, choreographer, director, and educator Michael Greyeyes. During his lecture and discussion with audience members, Greyeyes addressed issues such as the realities of being a stage performer, becoming a […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, IHR Events, Minority Rights, North America, War/Peace Tagged With: Colonialism, conflict, Indigenous, performing arts, representation

Young Activists and the Burden of Change

October 30, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

What would you do if you felt like the whole world was on your shoulders before you were even old enough to vote?  Many children have faced this exact question, some of which have been acknowledged for their extraordinary efforts to make the world a better place.  Malala Yousafzai.  Greta Thunberg.  Emma González and David […]

Filed Under: Activism, Children's Rights Tagged With: children, culture, education, human rights, mental health, social change, social justice

The Conflict in Yemen and Trajectories for Peace: Recap

October 25, 2019 By Lilli Harhash

Fatima Abo Alasrar, a nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute and former senior analyst at the Arabia Foundation, joined us on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 to shed some light on the crisis in Yemen and advocate a new social contract regarding Yemen as the war has evolved from a local insurrection into an international […]

Filed Under: Activism, IHR Events, Middle East and North Africa, War/Peace Tagged With: crisis, humanitarian aid, MENA, war crimes, Yemen, Yemen Crisis

Aftermath of the Xenophobic attack in South Africa

October 24, 2019 By Joseph Abua

Over three weeks ago, African immigrants in South Africa were brutally attacked and their properties destroyed by local citizens within various cities and provinces in the country. The conflict while still in its latent stage, initially began late August 2019 through petite skirmishes and altercations between foreign truck drivers and local south African citizens before […]

Filed Under: Activism, Africa, Civil and Political Rights, government, International Tagged With: civil rights, human rights, social change, United Nations

Hashtags and Human Rights

October 23, 2019 By Aahil Rajpari

Throughout the history of humankind, the way in which people transmit news has evolved exponentially, from the word of mouth in the olden days to a simple click, swipe, and 240 characters. It connects you and I to events happening around the world, from concerts to social movements concerning human rights. But, to what extent […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, International Criminal Law, Minority Rights, Women's Rights Tagged With: democracy, equality, hashtags, human rights, sexual violence, social movements, world

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