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The Movement Fighting Against Street Harassment Around the World

December 9, 2019 By Anna Kuntz Presnall

I cannot pinpoint the exact time that I found out about @catcallsofnyc. Maybe their posts were recommended to me by an Instagram algorithm, maybe one of my friends liked their page, maybe a page I follow reposted one of their pictures.  I do remember my reaction to the content on @catcallsofnyc. The words written in […]

Filed Under: Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, Women's Rights Tagged With: catcall, street harassment, women's rights

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

Understanding Identity Politics in the MENA Region

November 29, 2019 By Lilli Harhash

When some ask me where I’m from, and “here” does not suffice, I do not say that I am Arab; I say that I am from Jerusalem. “Arab” is sometimes a bad word or foreign enemy that comes between me and this person, whereas “Jerusalem” is something they can relate to or has not been […]

Filed Under: government, Human Rights of Special Groups, Middle East and North Africa Tagged With: group rights, identity, individualism, MENA, social mobility

Misleading Media: Disabilities in Film and Television

November 27, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

  While one in four people in the United States live with a disability, it is unlikely that a person would give that estimate based on representation in popular media.    Is this because of an overall misunderstanding about the parameters of disabilities among the general public?  Or do the producers of film and television realize they […]

Filed Under: Disability Rights Tagged With: CRPD, disability rights, education, human rights, social change, social justice

Cupcake and the State of Missing Children in the U.S.

November 13, 2019 By Tayyaba Khan

It breaks my heart to write about the tragedy of the three-year-old little girl Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, fondly known as Cupcake, who was abducted from a birthday party about two weeks ago here in Birmingham, Alabama. AMBER alerts were issued across Alabama and extended into neighboring states in an effort to locate her. The Birmingham […]

Filed Under: Children's Rights, government, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, North America Tagged With: America, children, civil rights, Crimes against humanity, human rights, social justice, torture

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

Examining Period Poverty

November 11, 2019 By Veronicah Kiende

Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, handwashing facilities, and or waste management. The term also refers to the increased economic vulnerability that women and girls face due to the financial burden posed by menstrual supplies. In least-developed and low-income countries, access to hygienic products such as pads, […]

Filed Under: Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, Public health, Women's Rights Tagged With: economics, gender equality, human rights, period poverty, Women

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

Girls Too: The Me Too Movement for Youth

November 8, 2019 By Anna Kuntz Presnall

The Me Too movement has given power back to hundreds, if not millions, of women and yet girls are being left out of the conversation. A rising movement entitled, “Girls Too,” created under the organization Girls Inc., aims to change that narrative. The Girls Too movement was created after the Me Too movement’s popularization, and […]

Filed Under: Human Rights of Special Groups, North America, Women's Rights Tagged With: girls' rights, girlstoo movement, metoo movement, women's rights

Healthcare Disparities for Rural Communities

November 8, 2019 By Carmen Ross

Access to healthcare is one of the biggest predictors of health. When someone has access to healthcare, they are more likely to seek treatment for and catch chronic diseases in early stages. This can greatly improve health outcomes and quality of life. However, when access to healthcare is restricted in any way, health outcomes and […]

Filed Under: Human Rights of Special Groups, North America, Public health Tagged With: America, health disparities, human rights, public health, rural health

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